verbfirst conjugation
comparō1
comparō (present infinitive comparāre, perfect active comparāvī, supine comparātum)
Classical[ˈkɔm.pa.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔm.pa.ro]
№ 890 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to prepare, get ready, provide, furnish
Hīs rēbus adductī et auctōritāte Orgetorīgis permōtī, cōnstituērunt ea quae ad proficīscendum pertinērent comparāre: iūmentōrum et carrōrum quam māximum numerum coëmere, sēmentēs quam māximās facere ut in itinere cōpia frūmentī suppeteret, cum proximīs cīvitātibus pācem et amīcitiam cōnfirmāre.
Induced by these considerations and influenced by the authority of Orgetorix, they decided to prepare those things which pertained to setting out: to buy up the greatest possible number of pack animals and carts, to make the greatest possible plantings so that a supply of grain might be available on their journey, and to establish peace and friendship with the nearest states.c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 1.3 - to compare, match, place together, couple, form into pairs
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
parō mihi; etiam: duo inter sē pōnō, uter maior sit.comparō -āre — in Mille Verba, Mercātus
inter sē pōnō et spectōcomparō -āre — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 14
cōnferō, similem faciōcomparō -āre — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 6
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | comparō | comparābam | comparābō | comparāvī | comparāveram comparāram | comparāverō comparārō |
| 2nd sg. | comparās | comparābās | comparābis | comparāvistī comparāstī | comparāverās comparārās | comparāveris comparāris |
| 3rd sg. | comparat | comparābat | comparābit | comparāvit comparāt | comparāverat comparārat | comparāverit comparārit |
| 1st pl. | comparāmus | comparābāmus | comparābimus | comparāvimus comparāmus | comparāverāmus comparārāmus | comparāverimus comparārimus |
| 2nd pl. | comparātis | comparābātis | comparābitis | comparāvistis comparāstis | comparāverātis comparārātis | comparāveritis comparāritis |
| 3rd pl. | comparant | comparābant | comparābunt | comparāvērunt comparārunt, comparāvēre | comparāverant comparārant | comparāverint comparārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | comparem | comparārem | comparāverim comparārim | comparāvissem comparāssem |
| 2nd sg. | comparēs | comparārēs | comparāverīs comparārīs | comparāvissēs comparāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | comparet | comparāret | comparāverit comparārit | comparāvisset comparāsset |
| 1st pl. | comparēmus | comparārēmus | comparāverīmus comparārīmus | comparāvissēmus comparāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | comparētis | comparārētis | comparāverītis comparārītis | comparāvissētis comparāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | comparent | comparārent | comparāverint comparārint | comparāvissent comparāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | comparor | comparābar | comparābor |
| 2nd sg. | comparāris comparāre | comparābāris comparābāre | comparāberis comparābere |
| 3rd sg. | comparātur | comparābātur | comparābitur |
| 1st pl. | comparāmur | comparābāmur | comparābimur |
| 2nd pl. | comparāminī | comparābāminī | comparābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | comparantur | comparābantur | comparābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | comparer | comparārer |
| 2nd sg. | comparēris comparēre | comparārēris comparārēre |
| 3rd sg. | comparētur | comparārētur |
| 1st pl. | comparēmur | comparārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | comparēminī | comparārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | comparentur | comparārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | comparā | comparāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | comparāte | comparāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | comparātō | comparātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | comparātō | comparātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | comparātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | comparantō | comparantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | comparāre | comparārī comparārier |
| perfect infinitive | comparāvisse comparāsse | comparātum esse |
| future infinitive | comparātūrum esse | comparātum īrī |
| present participle | comparāns comparante, comparantem, comparantēs, comparantī, comparantia, comparantibus, comparantis, comparantīs, comparantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | comparātus comparāta, comparātā, comparātae, comparātam, comparātārum, comparātās, comparātī, comparātōrum, comparātōs |
| future participle | comparātūrus comparātūra, comparātūrā, comparātūrae, comparātūram, comparātūrārum, comparātūrās, comparātūre, comparātūrī, comparātūrīs, comparātūrō, comparātūrōrum, comparātūrōs, comparātūrum | comparandus comparanda, comparandā, comparandae, comparandam, comparandārum, comparandās, comparande, comparandīs, comparandōrum, comparandōs |
gerundcomparandī, comparandō, comparandumsupinecomparātum, comparātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- ad omnes casus se comparare
- to prepare oneself for all contingencies.
- gloriam, famam sibi comparare
- to gain distinction.
- provincias inter se comparant
- (the magistrates) arrange among themselves the administration of the provinces, the offical spheres of duty.
- frumenti vim maximam comparare
- to procure a very large supply of corn.
- ad omnes casus subsidia comparare
- to be prepared for all that may come.
- rem frumentariam comparare, providere
- to look after the commissariat.
compăro (conp-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. compar,
I. to couple together in the same relation, to connect in pairs, to pair, match, unite, join; constr. aliquid cum aliquā re, alicui rei, aliqua inter se, or absol.
I. Lit. (rare but class.).
A. In gen.:
ut inter ignem et terram aquam deus animamque poneret, eaque inter se compararet et proportione conjungeret, ut, etc., Cic. Univ. 5 med.: comparari postremo, id. ib. 5: ambo cum simul aspicimus, non possumus non vereri, ne male comparati sitis, Liv. 40, 46, 4: L. Volumnius cum Ap. Claudio consul est factus, priore item consulatu inter se conparati, id. 10, 15, 12: labella cum labellis, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 78: quin meum senium cum dolore tuo conjungam et comparem, Att. ap. Non. p. 255, 31 (Trag. Rel. v. 90 Rib.).— Hence, B. Esp. of combatants, for the usu. compono, to bring together to a contest, to match:
ut ego cum patrono disertissimo comparer, Cic. Quint. 1, 2: cum Aesernino Samnite Pacideianus comparatus, id. Q. Fr. 3, 4, 2; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 257, 18: Scipio et Hannibal, velut ad supremum certamen comparati duces, Liv. 30, 28, 8: hunc Threci comparavit, Suet. Calig. 35.— II. Trop.
A. To couple together in judgment.
1. To count one object fully equal to another, to place on the same footing, put on an equality with (rare but class.): neminem tibi profecto hominem ex omnibus aut anteposuissem umquam aut etiam comparassem, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 256, 4; cf. Nep. Iphic. 1, 1; Liv. 28, 28, 15; Quint. 10, 1, 98; Cat. 61, 65 al.:
cum quibus (hominibus) comparari sordidum, Cic. Rep. 1, 5, 9; so id. Fam. 12, 30, 7: et se mihi comparat Ajax? Ov. M. 13, 338.—2. In gen., to place together in comparison, to compare (the usu. signif. of the word in prose and poetry):
homo quod rationis est particeps similitudines comparat, Cic. Off. 1, 4, 11: majora, minora, paria, id. de Or. 2, 40, 172; id. Top. 18, 68: metaphora rei comparatur, quam volumus exprimere, Quint. 8, 6, 8.—With dat.: equi fortis et victoris senectuti, comparat suam, Cic. Sen. 5, 14: si regiae stirpi comparetur ignobilis, Curt. 8, 4, 25: restat ut copiae copiis conparentur vel numero vel, etc., Liv. 9, 19, 1: se majori pauperiorum turbae, Hor. S. 1, 1, 112: Periclem fulminibus et caelesti fragori comparat, Quint. 12, 10, 24; cf. id. 12, 10, 65: necesse est sibi nimium tribuat, qui se nemini comparat, id. 1, 2, 18: nec tantum inutilibus comparantur utilia, sed inter se quoque ipsa, id. 3, 8, 33; cf id. 3, 6, 87.—With cum and abl.: hominem cum homine et tempus cum tempore et rem cum re, Cic. Dom. 51, 130; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 54, § 121: cum illo... ceteris rebus nullo modo comparandus es, id. Phil. 2, 46, 117: cum meum factum cum tuo comparo, id. Fam. 3, 6, 1; id. Off. 3, 1, 2; 2, 6, 20: corporis commoda cum externis et ipsa inter se corporis, id. ib. 2, 25, 88: longiorem orationem cum magnitudine utilitatis, id. ib. 2, 6, 20: victoria, quae cum Marathonio possit comparari tropaeo, Nep. Them. 5, 3: totam causam nostram cum tota adversarii causā, Quint. 7, 2, 22; 12, 7, 3.—With ad: nec comparandus hic quidem ad illum est, Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 14: sed nihil comparandi causā loquar, I will institute no comparison, Cic. Pis. 1, 3.— Hence, 3. With rel.-clause, to reflect, consider, judge; or to prove, show, by comparing (rare): id ego semper mecum sic agito et comparo, quo pacto magnam molem minuam, Att. ap. Non. p. 256, 20:
cum comparetur, utrum, etc., Auct. Her. 2, 28, 45: comparando quam intestina corporis seditio similis esset irae plebis in patres, etc., Liv. 2, 32, 12; cf. Tac. A. 3, 5: deinde comparat, quanto plures deleti sint homines, etc., Cic. Off. 2, 5, 16.—B. Comparare inter se, t. t., of colleagues in office, to agree together in respect to the division of duties, to come to an agreement (freq. in Liv., esp. of the consuls, who made an arrangement between themselves in respect to their provinces):
inter se decemviri comparabant, quos ire ad bellum, quos praeesse exercitibus oporteret, Liv. 3, 41, 7: senatusconsultum factum est, ut consules inter se provincias Italiam et Macedoniam compararent sortirenturve, id. 42, 31, 1; 8, 20, 3; 32, 8, 1; 33, 43, 2; 26, 8, 8; 41, 6, 1: (consules) comparant inter se ut, etc., id. 8, 6, 13; 10, 15, 12: ut consules sortirentur conparerentve inter se, uter, etc., id. 24, 10, 2; of the tribunes of the people, id. 29, 20, 9; of the proprætors, id. 40, 47, 1.— C. (In acc. with I. B.) Si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet, opposes to this, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 63.—Hence, * compărātē, adv., in or by comparison, comparatively:
quaerere (opp. simpliciter), Cic. Top. 22, 84.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
com-parō (conp-) āvī, ātus, āre,
to prepare, make ready, set in order, furnish, provide: ad magnitudinem frigorum sibi remedium: se, to get ready: se ad iter, L.: se ad omnīs casūs, Cs.: insidias Habito: dolum ad capiendos eos, L.: in accusatione comparandā elaborare: accusatorem filio suo: fugam, Cs.: domicilium ibi, L.: iter ad regem, N.: bellum: exercitūs: classem, N.: tempore ad comparandum dato, N.: an ita me comparem, Non perpeti, etc., place myself in a condition, T.: in Asiam ire: Capuam molem contra rem p.: subsidium mihi diligentiam. — Fig., to arrange, appoint, ordain, establish, constitute: naturā hoc ita comparatum est, ut, etc., L.: more maiorum comparatum est, ut, etc.: hoc iniquissime comparatum est, quod in morbis, etc.: quae legibus conparata sunt, S.: sic fuimus semper comparati, ut, etc.— To procure, get, purchase, obtain, prepare, make, collect: aurum, T.: faces ad inflammandam urbem: sibi in Galliā auctoritatem, Cs.: (gloriam) ex bellicis rebus, Cs.: cum annus Imbres comparat, H.: (tribunos) ad intercessionem, to gain over, L.
comparō (conp-) āvī, ātum, āre
compar, to bring together as equals, connect, pair, match, unite, join: donum dono contra, to set in opposition, T.: ea inter se: priore consulatu inter se conparati, L. — To bring together, match, oppose: ut ego cum patrono comparer: Scipio et Hannibal, velut ad supremum certamen comparati duces, L. — Fig., to count equal, regard as equal, rank with: auctoritate cum his comparandus: an duces ducibus comparari (poterant)? L.—To compare: homo similitudines comparat: causae inter se comparandae: ut copiae copiis conparentur numero, L.: se turbae, H.: hominem cum homine: Castorem cum Domitio: cum illorum superbiā me, S.: ne comparandus hic quidem ad illumst, T.: nihil comparandi causā loquar, I will institute no comparison: comparando, quam similis esset, etc., by considering, L.: comparat, quanto plures deleti sint homines, etc., shows in comparison. — Of colleagues in office, inter se, to agree together (in the division of duties), come to an agreement: inter se compararent Claudius Fulviusque, utri obsidenda Capua, L.: inter se decemviri conparabant, quos ire ad bellum oporteret, L.: provincias, L.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincomparō
Latin pār Latin compār Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin comparō From compār (“like or equal to another”) + -ō.
Descendants
- Catalancomparar
- Englishcompare
- Frenchcomparer
- Italiancomparare
- Occitancomparar
- Portuguesecomparar
- Romaniancompara
- Spanishcomparar
- Aragonesecomparar
- Asturiancomparar