comportar

== Asturian == === Verb === comportar (first-person singular indicative present comporto, past participle comportáu) to act, behave ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “comportase”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN == Catalan == === Etymology === From com- +‎ portar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kum.purˈta] IPA(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [kom.porˈta] IPA(key): (Valencia) [kom.poɾˈtaɾ] Rhymes: -a(ɾ) === Verb === comportar (first-person singular present comporto, first-person singular preterite comportí, past participle comportat); root stress: (Northern) /o̞/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /ɔ/ (transitive, obsolete) to support, to sustain Synonyms: sostenir, suportar (transitive) to bear, to put up with (transitive) to involve, to entail, to imply Synonym: implicar (reflexive) to behave, to act Synonyms: portar-se, captenir-se ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== comport comportable comportament comportívol === Further reading === “comportar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “comportar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “comportar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “comportar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin comportāre. === Pronunciation === === Verb === comportar (first-person singular present comporto, first-person singular preterite comportei, past participle comportado) (pronominal) to behave (to act in a polite or proper way) Expulsaram seu filho da escola porque nunca se comporta. ― They expelled their son from school because he never behaves. (pronominal) to behave (to act in the specified manner) [with como ‘as someone/something’ or adverb ‘in some way’] De fato, ele se comportava muito mal. ― Indeed, he was behaving very badly. Se queres vencer, deves te comportar como campeão. ― If you want to win, you must behave as a champion. (transitive) to take up to; to bear; to admit (to have as its capacity) Comprei uma balde que comporta cinco litros de água. ― I bought a bucket that takes up to five litres of water. (transitive) to contain (to have inside or within itself) Synonym: conter (transitive) to stand; to tolerate; to bear Synonyms: aguentar, suportar ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “comportar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “comportar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin comportāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kompoɾˈtaɾ/ [kõm.poɾˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: com‧por‧tar === Verb === comportar (first-person singular present comporto, first-person singular preterite comporté, past participle comportado) (transitive) to involve (transitive) to tolerate (transitive, Latin America) to entail (pronominal) to behave, to act Synonym: actuar (reflexive) to behave oneself ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “comportar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025