verb

[T]

To obtain something by paying money for it; to buy or purchase.

comprár

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Latin comparāre, originally meaning “to prepare, provide, acquire,” later “to buy.”

Examples

Voy a comprar pan en la tienda.

Vóy a comprár pán en la tiénda.

I am going to buy bread at the store.

Compramos una casa el año pasado.

Comprámos úna cása el áño pasádo.

We bought a house last year.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Collocations

comprar comida

comprar una casa

comprar por internet

comprar al contado

comprar a plazos

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verb

[T]

To bribe someone; to obtain someone’s cooperation or silence with money or favors.

comprár

Pronunciation

Etymology

From the literal sense “to buy,” extended figuratively to mean “to buy someone’s loyalty or cooperation.”

Examples

Intentaron comprar al juez.

Intentáron comprár al juéz.

They tried to bribe the judge.

El empresario compró a varios funcionarios.

El empresário compró a vários funcionários.

The businessman bribed several officials.

Synonyms

sobornar

corromper

cohechar

Collocations

comprar a un juez

comprar a un funcionario

comprar votos

comprar voluntades

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verb

[T]

informal

To accept, believe, or be persuaded by an idea, explanation, or argument.

comprár

Pronunciation

Etymology

A figurative use of “to buy,” comparable to English “to buy an explanation.”

Examples

No compro esa excusa.

No cómpro ésa excúsa.

I don’t buy that excuse.

Ella no compra la versión oficial.

Élla no cómpra la versión oficiál.

She does not buy the official version.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Collocations

comprar una excusa

comprar una explicación

comprar un argumento

no comprar la versión

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verb

[T]

To obtain something by paying money for it; to buy or purchase.

comprár

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Latin comparāre, originally meaning “to prepare, provide, acquire,” later “to buy.”

Examples

Voy a comprar pan en la tienda.

Vóy a comprár pán en la tiénda.

I am going to buy bread at the store.

Compramos una casa el año pasado.

Comprámos úna cása el áño pasádo.

We bought a house last year.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Collocations

comprar comida

comprar una casa

comprar por internet

comprar al contado

comprar a plazos

AI Generated

verb

[T]

To bribe someone; to obtain someone’s cooperation or silence with money or favors.

comprár

Pronunciation

Etymology

From the literal sense “to buy,” extended figuratively to mean “to buy someone’s loyalty or cooperation.”

Examples

Intentaron comprar al juez.

Intentáron comprár al juéz.

They tried to bribe the judge.

El empresario compró a varios funcionarios.

El empresário compró a vários funcionários.

The businessman bribed several officials.

Synonyms

sobornar

corromper

cohechar

Collocations

comprar a un juez

comprar a un funcionario

comprar votos

comprar voluntades

AI Generated

verb

[T]

informal

To accept, believe, or be persuaded by an idea, explanation, or argument.

comprár

Pronunciation

Etymology

A figurative use of “to buy,” comparable to English “to buy an explanation.”

Examples

No compro esa excusa.

No cómpro ésa excúsa.

I don’t buy that excuse.

Ella no compra la versión oficial.

Élla no cómpra la versión oficiál.

She does not buy the official version.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Collocations

comprar una excusa

comprar una explicación

comprar un argumento

no comprar la versión

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