como

first-person singular present indicative of comer

come (alternative)
comu (alternative)
cumu (alternative)
cuemo (alternative)

Inherited from Old Leonese commo, como, cuemo, from Latin cōmō̆, a non-literary form of quōmodo.


como

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese como, from Latin cōmō̆, a non-literary form of quōmodo.


como

Como che quero ben, dígoche non

Because I really love you, I tell you no.


como

Como interpreta Jamblicho iste function del anima?

How does Iamblichus interpret this function of the soul?

From Catalan com, French comment, Italian come, Portuguese como, Romanian cum, Spanish cómo, descendants of Latin cōmō̆, a non-literary form of quōmodo.


como

to bring together, form, frame, construct, arrange

(usually of hair) to take care of, care for; comb, dress; braid

(in general) to adorn, deck, dress, ornament

la-verb

cōmō (present infinitive cōmere, perfect active cōmpsī, supine cōmptum); third conjugation

cōmō (canonical)
cōmere (infinitive present)
cōmpsī (active perfect)
cōmptum (supine)
cōmō (active first-person indicative present singular)
cōmis (active indicative present second-person singular)
cōmit (active indicative present singular third-person)
cōmimus (active first-person indicative plural present)
cōmitis (active indicative plural present second-person)
cōmunt (active indicative plural present third-person)
cōmēbam (active first-person imperfect indicative singular)
cōmēbās (active imperfect indicative second-person singular)
cōmēbat (active imperfect indicative singular third-person)
cōmēbāmus (active first-person imperfect indicative plural)
cōmēbātis (active imperfect indicative plural second-person)
cōmēbant (active imperfect indicative plural third-person)
cōmam (active first-person future indicative singular)
cōmēs (active future indicative second-person singular)
cōmet (active future indicative singular third-person)
cōmēmus (active first-person future indicative plural)
cōmētis (active future indicative plural second-person)
cōment (active future indicative plural third-person)
cōmpsī (active first-person indicative perfect singular)
cōmpsistī (active indicative perfect second-person singular)
cōmpsit (active indicative perfect singular third-person)
cōmpsimus (active first-person indicative perfect plural)
cōmpsistis (active indicative perfect plural second-person)
cōmpsērunt (active indicative perfect plural third-person)
cōmpsēre (active indicative perfect plural third-person)
cōmpseram (active first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
cōmpserās (active indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
cōmpserat (active indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
cōmpserāmus (active first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
cōmpserātis (active indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
cōmpserant (active indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
cōmpserō (active first-person future indicative perfect singular)
cōmpseris (active future indicative perfect second-person singular)
cōmpserit (active future indicative perfect singular third-person)
cōmpserimus (active first-person future indicative perfect plural)
cōmpseritis (active future indicative perfect plural second-person)
cōmpserint (active future indicative perfect plural third-person)
cōmor (first-person indicative passive present singular)
cōmeris (indicative passive present second-person singular)
cōmere (indicative passive present second-person singular)
cōmitur (indicative passive present singular third-person)
cōmimur (first-person indicative passive plural present)
cōmiminī (indicative passive plural present second-person)
cōmuntur (indicative passive plural present third-person)
cōmēbar (first-person imperfect indicative passive singular)
cōmēbāris (imperfect indicative passive second-person singular)
cōmēbāre (imperfect indicative passive second-person singular)
cōmēbātur (imperfect indicative passive singular third-person)
cōmēbāmur (first-person imperfect indicative passive plural)
cōmēbāminī (imperfect indicative passive plural second-person)
cōmēbantur (imperfect indicative passive plural third-person)
cōmar (first-person future indicative passive singular)
cōmēris (future indicative passive second-person singular)
cōmēre (future indicative passive second-person singular)
cōmētur (future indicative passive singular third-person)
cōmēmur (first-person future indicative passive plural)
cōmēminī (future indicative passive plural second-person)
cōmentur (future indicative passive plural third-person)
cōmam (active first-person present singular subjunctive)
cōmās (active present second-person singular subjunctive)
cōmat (active present singular subjunctive third-person)
cōmāmus (active first-person plural present subjunctive)
cōmātis (active plural present second-person subjunctive)
cōmant (active plural present subjunctive third-person)
cōmerem (active first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
cōmerēs (active imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cōmeret (active imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cōmerēmus (active first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
cōmerētis (active imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
cōmerent (active imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
cōmpserim (active first-person perfect singular subjunctive)
cōmpserīs (active perfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cōmpserit (active perfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cōmpserīmus (active first-person perfect plural subjunctive)
cōmpserītis (active perfect plural second-person subjunctive)
cōmpserint (active perfect plural subjunctive third-person)
cōmpsissem (active first-person pluperfect singular subjunctive)
cōmpsissēs (active pluperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cōmpsisset (active pluperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cōmpsissēmus (active first-person pluperfect plural subjunctive)
cōmpsissētis (active pluperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
cōmpsissent (active pluperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
cōmar (first-person passive present singular subjunctive)
cōmāris (passive present second-person singular subjunctive)
cōmāre (passive present second-person singular subjunctive)
cōmātur (passive present singular subjunctive third-person)
cōmāmur (first-person passive plural present subjunctive)
cōmāminī (passive plural present second-person subjunctive)
cōmantur (passive plural present subjunctive third-person)
cōmerer (first-person imperfect passive singular subjunctive)
cōmerēris (imperfect passive second-person singular subjunctive)
cōmerēre (imperfect passive second-person singular subjunctive)
cōmerētur (imperfect passive singular subjunctive third-person)
cōmerēmur (first-person imperfect passive plural subjunctive)
cōmerēminī (imperfect passive plural second-person subjunctive)
cōmerentur (imperfect passive plural subjunctive third-person)
cōme (active imperative present second-person singular)
cōmite (active imperative plural present second-person)
cōmitō (active future imperative second-person singular)
cōmitō (active future imperative singular third-person)
cōmitōte (active future imperative plural second-person)
cōmuntō (active future imperative plural third-person)
cōmere (imperative passive present second-person singular)
cōmiminī (imperative passive plural present second-person)
cōmitor (future imperative passive second-person singular)
cōmitor (future imperative passive singular third-person)
cōmuntor (future imperative passive plural third-person)
cōmere (active infinitive present)
cōmī (infinitive passive present)
cōmēns (active participle present)
cōmptūrum esse (active future infinitive)
cōmptum īrī (future infinitive passive)
cōmptūrus (active future participle)
cōmendus (future participle passive)
cōmundus (future participle passive)
cōmpsisse (active infinitive perfect)
cōmptum esse (infinitive passive perfect)
cōmptus (participle passive perfect)
cōmptum fore (future infinitive passive perfect)
cōmptūrum fuisse (active infinitive perfect potential)
cōmendī (genitive gerund noun-from-verb)
cōmendō (dative gerund noun-from-verb)
cōmendum (accusative gerund noun-from-verb)
cōmendō (ablative gerund noun-from-verb)
cōmptum (accusative noun-from-verb supine)
cōmptū (ablative noun-from-verb supine)

From con- + emō. Compare with its uncontracted form coemō.


como

(non-literary) Alternative form of quōmodō̆ (“in what manner or way, how”)

From quōmodo through consonant elision or some kind of metanalysis of the /d/ when the following /o/ elided in antevocalic position. Cf. the Romance reflexes compounded with et.
Securely attested from mid-1st c. CE onwards.


como

vístido como dóci di mui

very well-dressed (literally, “dressed like plum jam”)

alegre como côpo-côpo na primavera na dia de sol

happy as a butterfly on a sunny day in spring

Êle vestí como padre assí.

Nôs nunca-sâm como acunga jovi-jóvi; nôs sâm chacha vêla-ia, sâm nunca?

We are not like those youngsters; we are old ladies already, aren't we?

From Portuguese como. The usage with assí is likely a calque of Cantonese 好似…咁.


como

Como ſanta maria fez deſcobrir hũa poſta de carne que furtaran a uũs romeus na uila de Rocamador.

a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 159 ([[http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cantigas/facsimiles/E/304.html] facsimile])

How Holy Mary caused to be found a piece of meat which was stolen from some pilgrims in the village of Rocamadour.

Fala: cómu, comu, cumu

Galician: como, coma

Portuguese: como

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷos
Proto-Italic *kʷoi
Latin quei
Latin quī
Latin quō
Proto-Indo-European *med-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Italic *medos
Latin modus
Latin modō
Latin quōmodo
Latin cōmō̆
Old Galician-Portuguese como
From Latin cōmō̆, a non-literary form of quōmodo.


como

Como (é que) se frita um ovo?

Como (é que) fizeram isto?

why; how could (for what cause, reason, or purpose), when the action is considered reproachful

Já visitei vários países, como a Holanda, a Ucrânia e a Nova Zelândia.

I’ve been to various countries, such as the Netherlands, Ukraine and New Zealand.

such as; like; for example: introduces an example or list of examples

(O) Teu vestido é vermelho como sangue.

Como é emocionante a história.

how: indicates surprise, delight or other strong feelings

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷos
Proto-Italic *kʷoi
Latin quei
Latin quī
Latin quō
Proto-Indo-European *med-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Italic *medos
Latin modus
Latin modō
Latin quōmodo
Latin cōmō̆
Old Galician-Portuguese como
Portuguese como
From Old Galician-Portuguese como (“how; in what way”), from Latin cōmō̆, a non-literary form of quōmodo.


como

Ela não só leu o livro como escreveu uma crítica.

She didn’t only read the book, but also wrote a review.

Sou tão feio como burro.

but also; as well as (introduces an exceptional characteristic)

Como podem conferir por si mesmos, o animal já estava morto.

As you can check for yourselves, the animal was already dead.

Sinto muito ter de contradizê-la, Minerva, mas, como pode ver no meu bilhete, Harry tem obtido resultados muito fracos nas minhas aulas...

2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 538:

I'm sorry to contradict you, Minerva, but, as you can see in my note, Harry has obtained very weak results in my classes...

like; as (in the same way that; according to what)

Como choveu, ficamos/ficámos em casa.

(only in the main clause) as; because; since (introduces a reason or motive)

O professor ensinou-me/me ensinou como fazer subtrações.

The teacher taught me how to do subtractions.

Há/Tem como chegarmos mais cedo?

Is there a way for us to arrive earlier?


como

(interrogative) what? sorry? pardon? (used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly)


como

Todos queriam jogar como feiticeiro/mago.


como

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


como

From Vulgar Latin *eccum modo. Compare Romanian acum.


como

No es tan alta como nosotras.

Hemos esperado como media hora.

Inherited from Old Spanish commo, from Latin cōmō̆, a non-literary form of quōmodo (“how”). Cognate with Catalan com, Italian come and French comme.


como

¿Tienes tanta hambre como yo?

as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)

Como nunca vio mi mensaje, vamos sin ella.

Since she never saw my message, we're going without her.

Me gusta como hablas.

Como llegues tarde otra vez, ¡te mato!

If you arrive late again, I'll kill you!

(followed by the subjunctive) if, unless (under the condition that)


como

Mis ahijados me ven como un tío.

Algunos países de Asia, como Laos y Vietnam...

Some countries in Asia, such as Laos and Vietnam...

Llevan gafas redondas como las de John Lennon.

They wear round glasses like John Lennon's.