Spanish word

constar

Pronunciation

IPA/konsˈtaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbbe noted

Example

Que conste que no fui yo.

Let it be noted that it wasn't me.

Illustration for constar (be noted)

More examples

En el informe consta que hubo daños menores.

The report notes that there were minor damages.

Core concept

An entry recorded in an official document.

Common phrases

  • Que conste

    for the record

  • hacer constar

    record

  • constar en acta

    be recorded in the minutes

Similar words

figurar: Show up on a roster, list, or directory as an included name or item.
constatar: Check documents or evidence to verify that something is true.
anotar: Jot down a brief note on paper to remember or track a detail.
registrar: Register information formally by entering it into public records or databases.

Definition in Spanish

Figurar en un acta o documento como algo registrado o comprobado; también emplearse coloquialmente para decir 'para que quede claro' con 'que conste que'.

Word origin

From Latin constare (com- 'together' + stare 'stand'), originally 'stand together' and later 'be established', which produces the sense of appearing as recorded in a document.

Usage tips

  • The set phrase que conste que works like 'for the record' in conversation and does not by itself constitute legal proof.

Other meanings

  • be clearadjective

Opposites

  • desconocersebe unknownverb

Related words

  • constanciarecordnoun

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