Polyglot Dictionary

comparecer

/kõpaɾeˈseɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
compareço
preterite (eu)
compareci
past participle
comparecido

Meaning

  1. to attend

    • Compareceu à audiência.

      He attended the hearing.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

assistir

assistir and comparecer are close synonyms for "to attend"; comparecer is more formal, like appearing in court. False-friend warning: assistir means "to attend," not "to assist."

Similar in other languages

German

beiwohnen

beiwohnen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to attend."

Spanish

asistir

asistir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to attend."

Practice

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