From compār (“like or equal to another”) + -ō.
comparō (present infinitive comparāre, perfect active comparāvī, supine comparātum); first conjugation
- to compare, match, place together, couple
- Synonyms: aequō, contendō, cōnferō
Conjugation of comparō (first conjugation)
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indicative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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comparō
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comparās
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comparat
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comparāmus
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comparātis
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comparant
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imperfect
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comparābam
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comparābās
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comparābat
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comparābāmus
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comparābātis
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comparābant
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future
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comparābō
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comparābis
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comparābit
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comparābimus
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comparābitis
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comparābunt
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perfect
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comparāvī
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comparāvistī, comparāstī3
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comparāvit, comparāt3
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comparāvimus, comparāmus3
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comparāvistis, comparāstis3
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comparāvērunt, comparāvēre, comparārunt3
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pluperfect
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comparāveram, comparāram3
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comparāverās, comparārās3
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comparāverat, comparārat3
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comparāverāmus, comparārāmus3
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comparāverātis, comparārātis3
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comparāverant, comparārant3
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future perfect
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comparāverō, comparārō3
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comparāveris, comparāris3
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comparāverit, comparārit3
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comparāverimus, comparārimus3
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comparāveritis, comparāritis3
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comparāverint, comparārint3
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sigmatic future1
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comparāssō
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comparāssis
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comparāssit
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comparāssimus
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comparāssitis
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comparāssint
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passive
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present
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comparor
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comparāris, comparāre
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comparātur
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comparāmur
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comparāminī
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comparantur
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imperfect
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comparābar
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comparābāris, comparābāre
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comparābātur
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comparābāmur
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comparābāminī
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comparābantur
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future
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comparābor
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comparāberis, comparābere
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comparābitur
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comparābimur
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comparābiminī
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comparābuntur
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perfect
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comparātus + present active indicative of sum
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pluperfect
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comparātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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future perfect
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comparātus + future active indicative of sum
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subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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comparem
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comparēs
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comparet
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comparēmus
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comparētis
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comparent
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imperfect
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comparārem
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comparārēs
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comparāret
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comparārēmus
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comparārētis
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comparārent
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perfect
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comparāverim, comparārim3
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comparāverīs, comparārīs3
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comparāverit, comparārit3
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comparāverīmus, comparārīmus3
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comparāverītis, comparārītis3
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comparāverint, comparārint3
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pluperfect
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comparāvissem, comparāssem3
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comparāvissēs, comparāssēs3
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comparāvisset, comparāsset3
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comparāvissēmus, comparāssēmus3
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comparāvissētis, comparāssētis3
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comparāvissent, comparāssent3
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sigmatic aorist1
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comparāssim
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comparāssīs
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comparāssīt
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comparāssīmus
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comparāssītis
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comparāssint
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passive
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present
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comparer
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comparēris, comparēre
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comparētur
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comparēmur
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comparēminī
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comparentur
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imperfect
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comparārer
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comparārēris, comparārēre
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comparārētur
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comparārēmur
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comparārēminī
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comparārentur
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perfect
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comparātus + present active subjunctive of sum
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pluperfect
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comparātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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imperative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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—
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comparā
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—
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—
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comparāte
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—
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future
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—
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comparātō
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comparātō
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—
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comparātōte
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comparantō
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passive
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present
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—
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comparāre
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—
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—
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comparāminī
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—
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future
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—
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comparātor
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comparātor
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—
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—
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comparantor
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non-finite forms
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active
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passive
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present
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perfect
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future
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present
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perfect
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future
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infinitives
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comparāre
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comparāvisse, comparāsse3
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comparātūrum esse
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comparārī, comparārier2
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comparātum esse
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comparātum īrī
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participles
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comparāns
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—
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comparātūrus
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—
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comparātus
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comparandus
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verbal nouns
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gerund
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supine
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genitive
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dative
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accusative
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ablative
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accusative
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ablative
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comparandī
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comparandō
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comparandum
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comparandō
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comparātum
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comparātū
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1At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
2The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
3At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
From con- + parō.
comparō (present infinitive comparāre, perfect active comparāvī, supine comparātum); first conjugation
- to prepare something with zeal, care, make ready, set in order, furnish, provide
- Synonyms: exōrnō, adōrnō, ōrnō, praebeō, apparō, īnstruō, parō, accingō, suggerō, afferō
- to arrange, appoint, ordain, establish
- to procure, get, obtain, prepare, make, collect
- Synonyms: acquīrō, adipīscor, cōnsequor, lucror, parō, pariō, impetrō, mereō, sūmō, emō, apīscor, potior, obtineō, conciliō, nancīscor, colligō, alliciō
- Antonym: āmittō
- to buy, purchase
- Synonyms: emō, sumō, coëmō
- Antonyms: vēndō, addico, dēferō
Conjugation of comparō (first conjugation)
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indicative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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comparō
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comparās
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comparat
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comparāmus
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comparātis
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comparant
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imperfect
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comparābam
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comparābās
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comparābat
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comparābāmus
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comparābātis
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comparābant
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future
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comparābō
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comparābis
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comparābit
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comparābimus
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comparābitis
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comparābunt
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perfect
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comparāvī
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comparāvistī, comparāstī1
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comparāvit, comparāt1
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comparāvimus, comparāmus1
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comparāvistis, comparāstis1
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comparāvērunt, comparāvēre, comparārunt1
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pluperfect
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comparāveram, comparāram1
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comparāverās, comparārās1
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comparāverat, comparārat1
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comparāverāmus, comparārāmus1
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comparāverātis, comparārātis1
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comparāverant, comparārant1
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future perfect
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comparāverō, comparārō1
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comparāveris, comparāris1
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comparāverit, comparārit1
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comparāverimus, comparārimus1
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comparāveritis, comparāritis1
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comparāverint, comparārint1
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passive
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present
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comparor
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comparāris, comparāre
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comparātur
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comparāmur
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comparāminī
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comparantur
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imperfect
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comparābar
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comparābāris, comparābāre
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comparābātur
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comparābāmur
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comparābāminī
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comparābantur
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future
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comparābor
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comparāberis, comparābere
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comparābitur
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comparābimur
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comparābiminī
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comparābuntur
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perfect
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comparātus + present active indicative of sum
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pluperfect
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comparātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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future perfect
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comparātus + future active indicative of sum
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subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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comparem
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comparēs
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comparet
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comparēmus
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comparētis
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comparent
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imperfect
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comparārem
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comparārēs
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comparāret
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comparārēmus
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comparārētis
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comparārent
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perfect
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comparāverim, comparārim1
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comparāverīs, comparārīs1
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comparāverit, comparārit1
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comparāverīmus, comparārīmus1
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comparāverītis, comparārītis1
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comparāverint, comparārint1
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pluperfect
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comparāvissem, comparāssem1
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comparāvissēs, comparāssēs1
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comparāvisset, comparāsset1
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comparāvissēmus, comparāssēmus1
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comparāvissētis, comparāssētis1
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comparāvissent, comparāssent1
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passive
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present
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comparer
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comparēris, comparēre
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comparētur
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comparēmur
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comparēminī
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comparentur
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imperfect
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comparārer
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comparārēris, comparārēre
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comparārētur
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comparārēmur
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comparārēminī
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comparārentur
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perfect
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comparātus + present active subjunctive of sum
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pluperfect
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comparātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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imperative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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—
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comparā
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—
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—
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comparāte
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—
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future
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—
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comparātō
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comparātō
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—
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comparātōte
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comparantō
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passive
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present
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—
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comparāre
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—
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—
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comparāminī
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—
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future
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—
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comparātor
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comparātor
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—
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—
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comparantor
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non-finite forms
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active
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passive
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present
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perfect
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future
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present
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perfect
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future
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infinitives
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comparāre
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comparāvisse, comparāsse1
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comparātūrum esse
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comparārī
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comparātum esse
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comparātum īrī
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participles
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comparāns
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—
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comparātūrus
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—
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comparātus
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comparandus
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verbal nouns
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gerund
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supine
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genitive
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dative
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accusative
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ablative
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accusative
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ablative
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comparandī
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comparandō
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comparandum
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comparandō
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comparātum
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comparātū
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1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
- Balkan Romance:
- Istrian:
- Italo-Romance:
- Padanian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Insular Romance:
- “comparo1”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “comparo2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “comparo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- comparo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to be prepared for all that may come: ad omnes casus subsidia comparare
- to gain distinction: gloriam, famam sibi comparare
- to prepare oneself for all contingencies: ad omnes casus se comparare
- (the magistrates) arrange among themselves the administration of the provinces, the official spheres of duty: provincias inter se comparant
- to look after the commissariat: rem frumentariam comparare, providere
- to procure a very large supply of corn: frumenti vim maximam comparare