approbo

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Verb

approbo

1. first-person singular present indicative of approbare

Latin

Alternative forms

• adprobō

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *pér

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *pró

Proto-Indo-European *pro-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *probʰHwós

Proto-Italic *proβwos

Proto-Italic *proβos

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Proto-Italic *proβāō

Latin probō

Latin approbō

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈap.prɔ.boː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈap.pro.bo]

Verb

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

1. to regard as good, approve, favor or favour, commend, endorse

   Synonyms: probō, adnuō, cōnscīscō, scīscō, cēnseō, assentiō

2. to make evident, prove, demonstrate, confirm, establish

   Synonyms: scīscō, sanciō, cōnscīscō

3. to render acceptable or satisfactory

Conjugation

   Conjugation of approbō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		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
		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
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		approbā		—		—		approbāte		—
	future	—		approbātō		approbātō		—		approbātōte		approbantō
passive	present	—		approbāre		—		—		approbāminī		—
	future	—		approbātor		approbātor		—		—		approbantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		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

• approbātiō
• approbātor

Related terms

• comprobō
• improbō
• probō
• reprobō

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.