LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

approbō

approbō (present infinitive approbāre, perfect active approbāvī, supine approbātum)
Classical[ˈap.prɔ.boː]Ecclesiastical[ˈap.pro.bo]

Meaning

  1. to regard as good, approve, favor or favour, commend, endorse
  2. to make evident, prove, demonstrate, confirm, establish
  3. to render acceptable or satisfactory

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.approbōapprobābamapprobābōapprobāvīapprobāveramapprobāverō
approbārō
2nd sg.approbāsapprobābāsapprobābisapprobāvistī
approbāstī		approbāverās
approbārās		approbāveris
3rd sg.approbatapprobābatapprobābitapprobāvitapprobāverat
approbārat		approbāverit
approbārit
1st pl.approbāmusapprobābāmusapprobābimusapprobāvimusapprobāverāmusapprobāverimus
approbārimus
2nd pl.approbātisapprobābātisapprobābitisapprobāvistis
approbāstis		approbāverātis
approbārātis		approbāveritis
approbāritis
3rd pl.approbantapprobābantapprobābuntapprobāvērunt
approbāvēre, approbārunt		approbāverant
approbārant		approbāverint
approbārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.approbemapprobāremapprobāverim
approbārim		approbāvissem
approbāssem
2nd sg.approbēsapprobārēsapprobāverīsapprobāvissēs
approbāssēs
3rd sg.approbetapprobāretapprobāverit
approbārit		approbāvisset
approbāsset
1st pl.approbēmusapprobārēmusapprobāverīmus
approbārīmus		approbāvissēmus
approbāssēmus
2nd pl.approbētisapprobārētisapprobāverītis
approbārītis		approbāvissētis
approbāssētis
3rd pl.approbentapprobārentapprobāverint
approbārint		approbāvissent
approbāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.approborapprobābarapprobābor
2nd sg.approbāris
approbāre		approbābāris
approbābāre		approbāberis
approbābere
3rd sg.approbāturapprobābāturapprobābitur
1st pl.approbāmurapprobābāmurapprobābimur
2nd pl.approbāminīapprobābāminīapprobābiminī
3rd pl.approbanturapprobābanturapprobābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.approberapprobārer
2nd sg.approbēris
approbēre		approbārēris
approbārēre
3rd sg.approbēturapprobārētur
1st pl.approbēmurapprobārēmur
2nd pl.approbēminīapprobārēminī
3rd pl.approbenturapprobārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.approbāapprobāre
pres. 2nd pl.approbāteapprobāminī
fut. 2nd sg.approbātōapprobātor
fut. 3rd sg.approbātōapprobātor
fut. 2nd pl.approbātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.approbantōapprobantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveapprobāreapprobārī
perfect infinitiveapprobāvisse
approbāsse		approbātum esse
future infinitiveapprobātūrum esseapprobātum īrī
present participleapprobāns—
perfect participle—approbātus
approbāta, approbātā, approbātae, approbātam, approbātārum, approbātās, approbātī, approbātōrum, approbātōs
future participleapprobātūrus
approbātūra, approbātūrā, approbātūrae, approbātūram, approbātūrārum, approbātūrās, approbātūre, approbātūrī, approbātūrīs, approbātūrō, approbātūrōrum, approbātūrōs, approbātūrum		approbandus
approbanda, approbandā, approbandae, approbandam, approbandārum, approbandās, approbande, approbandīs, approbandōrum, approbandōs
gerundapprobandī, approbandō, approbandumsupineapprobātum, approbātū

ap-prŏbo (adp-, Fleck., Bait., Halm, Weissenb.; app-, Kayser), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.
I. To assent to as good, to regard as good, to approve, to favor (freq. and class.; syn.: probo, laudo): id si non fama adprobat, * Ter. Phorm. 4, 5, 12: (populus Romanus) meum jus jurandum unā voce et consensu approbavit, Cic. Pis. 3, 7: approbatā laudatāque Cottae sententiā, id. Sest. 34, 74: aliquid magno clamore, id. Arch. 10, 24: legiones clamore donum adprobantes, Liv. 7, 37; 7, 41: consilium vehementer adprobare, Cic. ad Q. Fr. 3, 4 et saep.—So of the gods, to allow a thing to take place, to favor (cf. admitto, II. B.): quod actum est di adprobent, Cic. Fam. 2, 15; 1, 9, 19: musis omnibus adprobantibus, id. ib. 7, 23, 2; cf. Plaut. Am. prol. 13.—
II. To show as being good and true, to make evident, to prove, demonstrate, confirm, establish: hoc autem nihil attinet approbari, Cic. Inv. 1, 36 fin.: innocentiam adprobare, Tac. A. 1, 44: excusationem, id. Agr. 42.—With acc. and inf.: vivere eos approbant, Plin. 9, 57, 83: quo magis degenerāsse eum a civili more approbaret, Suet. Aug. 17: Cajo talem et se et exercitum approbavit, ut, etc., Suet. Galb. 6 al.—
III. Aliquid alicui adprobare, to make good to one, to render acceptable, satisfactory: opus manu factum regi adprobavit, Vitr. 9, 3: prima castrorum rudimenta duci adprobavit, his first military duties he learned to the satisfaction of his commander, Tac. Agr. 5; Dig. 19, 2, 24; cf. Herz. ad Caes. B. G. 7, 63.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinapprobō

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”).

Descendants
  • Catalanaprovar
  • Englishapprove
  • Englishapprobate
  • Frenchapprouver
  • Italianapprovare
  • Portugueseaprovar
  • Romanianaproba
  • Spanishaprobar
  • Galicianaprobar
  • Piedmonteseaprové

Quick answers

What does approbō mean in Latin?
approbō, a verb, means “to regard as good, approve, favor or favour, commend, endorse; to make evident, prove, demonstrate, confirm, establish; to render acceptable or satisfactory”.
What are the principal parts of approbō?
approbō, approbāre, approbāvī, approbātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce approbō?
In classical Latin, [ˈap.prɔ.boː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈap.pro.bo].
Where does approbō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin approbō.