comprar
Meaning
- to buy (to obtain in exchange of money or goods)
- to buy out
Frequency
Hyphenated as
com‧prar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/komˈpɾaɾ/
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *comperāre, from Latin comparāre (“prepare, procure, get, purchase, obtain”), whence also Portuguese comprar, Italian comprare, Romanian cumpăra.
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Sentences
¿ Te importaría acercarte al supermercado a comprar 🛍️ ?
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Would you mind going to the supermarket to shop?
Sobornando a funcionarios , logró comprar 🛍️ su libertad y escapó a Gambia 
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🛍️
By bribing officials, he managed to buy his freedom and escaped to The Gambia.
