approbo

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /apˈprɔ.bo/
Rhymes: -ɔbo
Hyphenation: ap‧prò‧bo

Verb

approbo

first-person singular present indicative of approbare

Latin

Alternative forms

adprobō

Etymology

From ad- (“to, towards, at”) +‎ probō (“test, examine; approve”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈap.pro.boː/, [ˈäpːrɔboː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈap.pro.bo/, [ˈäpːrobo]

Verb

approbō (present infinitive approbāre, perfect active approbāvī, supine approbātum); first conjugation

to regard as good, approve, favor or favour, commend, endorse
Synonyms: probō, adnuō, cōnscīscō, scīscō, cēnseō, assentiō
to make evident, prove, demonstrate, confirm, establish
Synonyms: scīscō, sanciō, cōnscīscō
to render acceptable or satisfactory

Conjugation

Conjugation of approbō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	approbō	approbās		approbat	approbāmus	approbātis		approbant
	imperfect	approbābam	approbābās		approbābat	approbābāmus	approbābātis		approbābant
	future	approbābō	approbābis		approbābit	approbābimus	approbābitis		approbābunt
	perfect	approbāvī	approbāvistī		approbāvit	approbāvimus	approbāvistis		approbāvērunt, approbāvēre
	pluperfect	approbāveram	approbāverās		approbāverat	approbāverāmus	approbāverātis		approbāverant
	future perfect	approbāverō	approbāveris		approbāverit	approbāverimus	approbāveritis		approbāverint
passive	present	approbor	approbāris, approbāre		approbātur	approbāmur	approbāminī		approbantur
	imperfect	approbābar	approbābāris, approbābāre		approbābātur	approbābāmur	approbābāminī		approbābantur
	future	approbābor	approbāberis, approbābere		approbābitur	approbābimur	approbābiminī		approbābuntur
	perfect	approbātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	approbātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	approbātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	approbem	approbēs		approbet	approbēmus	approbētis		approbent
	imperfect	approbārem	approbārēs		approbāret	approbārēmus	approbārētis		approbārent
	perfect	approbāverim	approbāverīs		approbāverit	approbāverīmus	approbāverītis		approbāverint
	pluperfect	approbāvissem	approbāvissēs		approbāvisset	approbāvissēmus	approbāvissētis		approbāvissent
passive	present	approber	approbēris, approbēre		approbētur	approbēmur	approbēminī		approbentur
	imperfect	approbārer	approbārēris, approbārēre		approbārētur	approbārēmur	approbārēminī		approbārentur
	perfect	approbātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	approbātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	approbā		—	—	approbāte		—
active	future	—	approbātō		approbātō	—	approbātōte		approbantō
passive	present	—	approbāre		—	—	approbāminī		—
passive	future	—	approbātor		approbātor	—	—		approbantor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		approbāre		approbārī		approbāns		—
future		approbātūrum esse		approbātum īrī		approbātūrus		approbandus
perfect		approbāvisse		approbātum esse		—		approbātus
future perfect		—		approbātum fore		—		—
perfect potential		approbātūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		approbandī	approbandō		approbandum	approbandō	approbātum		approbātū

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Catalan: aprovar
English: approve, approbate
French: approuver
Galician: aprobar
Italian: approvare
Piedmontese: aprové
Portuguese: aprovar
Romanian: aproba
Spanish: aprobar
- → Cebuano: aprobar

References

“approbo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“approbo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
approbo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.