comprobar

1. to check, to check on, to check out, to see, to check to see (examine)
2. to verify, to ascertain, to determine, to confirm
3. to test (the accuracy or effectiveness of something)
4. to prove, to establish (i.e. demonstrate the veracity of something)
5. to note (as in realizing)
6. (reflexive) to be checked, tested, to check out
7. (reflexive) to be found, determined

Hyphenated as

com‧pro‧bar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kompɾoˈbaɾ/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: -

Cognate with Catalan: comprovar

In summary

From Latin comprobāre. Compare Portuguese and Catalan comprovar.

Concepts

check

verify

prove

check out

establish

ascertain

control

tick

tick off

check off

affirm

mark off

confirm

note

notice

run down

show

demonstrate

take note

accompany

revalidate

calibrate

certify

check over

collate

corroborate

examine

go over

inspect

look into

mark

revise

shew

substantiate

test

check into

check up on

suss out

audit

Synonyms

verificar

controlar

chequear

establecer

constatar

revisar

investigar

probar

inspeccionar

demostrar

examinar

refrendar

repasar

saldar

servir

sustanciar

correr detrás

estar tras

acompañar

chequear

calibrar

castigar

comparar

confirmar

confrontar

experimentar

liquidar

colacionar

cotejar

poner a prueba

Translations

vérifier

prüfen

verificare

controllare

verificar

comprovar

überprüfen

feststellen

kontrollieren

constater

contrôler

vaststellen

nachprüfen

bestätigen

verificar

Sentences

Resulta difícil comprobar estos datos ya que no se han realizado excavaciones .

It is difficult to verify these data since no excavations have been carried out.