aprovar

Inherited from Latin approbāre.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.pɾuˈβa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.pɾoˈva]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.pɾoˈvaɾ]

aprovar (first-person singular present aprovo, first-person singular preterite aproví, past participle aprovat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. to approve
2. to pass (a test or exam)

• aprovació

aprovar

1. to try

• approvar (pre-reform spelling)

From Latin approbāre.

aprovar (first-person singular present aprovo, first-person singular preterite aprovei, past participle aprovado)

1. to approve
   • 1930 January 1, “Esteve reunido o conselho de ministros hespanhol [The Spanish council of ministers gathered]”, in Correio da Manhã‎^[1], volume XXIX, number 10740, Rio de Janeiro, page 1:

     Todos os titulares haviam sido unanimes em approvar o programma elaborado.

     All the members had been unanimous in approving the program that was developed.

2. to endorse

• desaprovar

• aprovação

From Latin approbō, approbāre. Compare Italian approvare.

aprovar

1. (transitive) to approve

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.