# probar
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin probāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɾoˈbaɾ/ [pɾoˈβ̞aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: pro‧bar

### Verb

probar (first-person singular indicative present probo, past participle probáu)
* to prove
* to test
* to taste
* to probe

#### Related terms

* probable
* prueba

## Bikol Central
### Alternative forms

* prubar
* porbar, purbar

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish probar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɾoˈbaɾ/ [pɾoˈbaɾ]
* Hyphenation: pro‧bar

### Verb

probár (plural prorobar, Basahan spelling ᜉ᜔ᜍᜓᜊᜍ᜔)
* to test out, to experiment
* to refute
* to prove
    Synonym: patotoo
* to try, to attempt
    Synonym: balo

#### Derived terms

* iprobar
* magprobar
* probaran

#### Related terms

* aprobado
* probado
* pruweba

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* provar (reintegrationist)

### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese prouar, from Latin probāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɾoˈβaɾ/

### Verb

probar (first-person singular present probo, first-person singular preterite probei, past participle probado)
* to prove (to demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for)
    Synonym: demostrar
* to prove (to put to the test, to make trial of)
    Synonym: comprobar
    Ata que probes non aprobes. (proverb) ― Until you prove, don't approve.
    Antes que probedes, non gabedes. (proverb) ― Before you prove, don't praise.
** c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 806:prouarõ tres escaleyras de fuste et acharõnas curtas; et desi atarõnas a hũa cõ a outra et deytarõnas a hũa torrethey tried three wooden ladders but found them too short; and so they tied them together and leaned them against a tower
* to try

#### Related terms

* aprobar
* proba

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “prouar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “prou”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “probar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “probar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “probar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* “probar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Ido
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish probar, from Latin probāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /proˈbar/

### Verb

probar (present tense probas, past tense probis, future tense probos, imperative probez, conditional probus)
* (transitive) to try out, to attempt, to test
    Lu probis omno sen suceso. ― He/she/it tried everything without success.

#### Derived terms

* imprimoprobar

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish provar, from Latin probāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɾoˈbaɾ/ [pɾoˈβ̞aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: pro‧bar

### Verb

probar (first-person singular present pruebo, first-person singular preterite probé, past participle probado)
* to prove
    No puedes probarlo. ― You can’t prove it.
* to test, to demonstrate
* to taste, to try
    Prueba a ver si está bueno.Taste it to see if it’s good.
* to try, to try out, to sample, to test out, to give a go, to have a go
    Synonyms: tratar, intentar
    Lo probó todo sin éxito.He tried everything without success.
* to check out, to probe
* to suit
    Vivir en Madrid no le prueba.Living in Madrid doesn't suit her.
* to try out (for a team)
* (reflexive, with clothes, etc.) to try on, see if it fits
    María se probó el vestido.Maria tried on the dress.
* (reflexive) to prove oneself
* (reflexive) to be tested, to be proved, to be proven

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* obligación de probar
* probar bocado
* probar la mano
* probar las armas
* probar suerte

#### Related terms

* aprobar
* comprobar
* probable
* probado
* probador
* probadora
* probadura
* probanza
* prueba

#### Descendants

* → Ido: probar

### Further reading

* “probar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10