comparecer

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably inherited from Vulgar Latin *compārēscere.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.pa.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [kõ.pa.ɾeˈse(h)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.pɐ.ɾɨˈseɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.pɐ.ɾɨˈse.ɾi/

Verb

comparecer (first-person singular present compareço, first-person singular preterite compareci, past participle comparecido)

  1. [with a] to attend, appear, turn up
    Ele não compareceu à reunião.
    He didn't attend the meeting.

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Spanish

Etymology

From con- +‎ parecer, based on Latin comparēre, or less likely through a Vulgar Latin root *comparescere. In Portuguese the corresponding word was used as the general word for showing up; in Spanish it became specialized to legal contexts.

Pronunciation

Verb

comparecer (first-person singular present comparezco, first-person singular preterite comparecí, past participle comparecido)

  1. (law with preposition ante) to appear, show up (at a court or authority)
    Synonym: presentarse

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