# comprar
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *comperāre, from Latin comparāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /komˈpɾaɾ/ [kõmˈpɾaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: com‧prar

### Verb

comprar (first-person singular indicative present compro, past participle compráu)
* to buy
    Antonym: vender

#### Derived terms

* compra
* comprador

#### Related terms

* parar

#### See also

* comparar

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *comperāre, from Latin comparāre (“prepare, procure, get, purchase, obtain”). Compare Occitan crompar, Spanish comprar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [kumˈpɾa]
* IPA: (Balearic) [komˈpɾa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [komˈpɾaɾ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

comprar (first-person singular present compro, first-person singular preterite comprí, past participle comprat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/
* to buy

#### Related terms

* parar

#### See also

* comparar

### References

* “comprar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese comprar, conprar, from Vulgar Latin *comperāre, from Latin comparāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kom.ˈpɾaɾ/

### Verb

comprar (first-person singular present compro, first-person singular preterite comprei, past participle comprado)
* to buy
    Synonym: mercar
    Antonym: vender

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* compra
* comprador

#### Related terms

* parar

#### See also

* comparar

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “comprar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “comprar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “comprar”, 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), “comprar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “comprar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Interlingua
### Verb

comprar
* to buy

#### Conjugation
## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese comprar, conprar, from Vulgar Latin *comperāre, from Latin comparāre (“to prepare, to procure, to get, to purchase, to obtain”). Doublet of comparar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kõˈpɾa(ʁ)/ [kõˈpɾa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kõˈpɾa(ʁ)/ [kõˈpɾa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /kõˈpɾa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /kõˈpɾa(ʁ)/ [kõˈpɾa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kõˈpɾa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõˈpɾaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõˈpɾaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kõˈpɾa.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: com‧prar

### Verb

comprar (first-person singular present compro, first-person singular preterite comprei, past participle comprado)
* (transitive) to buy

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:comprar.

#### Derived terms

* compra
* comprador

#### Related terms

* parar

#### See also

* comparar

### Further reading

* “comprar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “comprar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “comprar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “comprar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “comprar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “comprar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *comperāre, from Latin comparāre (“prepare, procure, get, purchase, obtain”), whence also Portuguese comprar, Italian comprare, Romanian cumpăra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /komˈpɾaɾ/ [kõmˈpɾaɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: com‧prar

### Verb

comprar (first-person singular present compro, first-person singular preterite compré, past participle comprado)
* to buy (to obtain in exchange of money or goods)
    Synonym: mercar
    Antonym: vender
** 2015 October 22, “¿Lavadora? Nunca. Cómo conseguir que mis zapatillas blancas sigan blancas”, in El País‎:Si están demasiado sucios, pase por una mercería y cómprese unos nuevos cada cierto tiempo.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* to buy out
    Synonym: adquirir

#### 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.
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

#### Derived terms

* compra
* comprador
* compraventa
* quien no te conoce que te compre

#### Related terms

* parar

### Further reading

* “comprar”, 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