comprobar — meaning in English

English meaning

• check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
• prove verb To show, by evidence or argument, that something is true.

Senses

comprobar is used for these senses in English:

• check (transitive) To inspect; to examine.
• check (transitive, US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
• prove (transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.

check — full definition

1. noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
2. noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
3. noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
4. noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
5. verb To examine or verify something.

prove — full definition

1. verb To show, by evidence or argument, that something is true.
2. verb To turn out to be, after time or testing.
3. verb In baking, to let dough rise before it's baked.

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