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aproba

to approve /a.proˈba/

verb#3765 most common

Also: to sanction, to pass (a law, budget)

Example sentences

Mama aprobă planul meu.
Mom approves my plan.
Profesorul a aprobat proiectul nostru.
The teacher approved our project.
Consiliul va aproba bugetul săptămâna viitoare.
The council will approve the budget next week.
Nu cred că șeful va aproba cererea ta de concediu.
I don't think the boss will approve your leave request.
Legea a fost aprobată de Parlament după dezbateri îndelungate.
The law was approved by Parliament after lengthy debates.
Deși inițial reticent, comitetul a aprobat în cele din urmă propunerea, condiționat de revizuirea clauzelor financiare.
Though initially reluctant, the committee ultimately approved the proposal, on condition that the financial clauses be revised.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgaprobaprobaivoi aproba
2sgaprobiaprobașivei aproba
3sgaprobăaprobăva aproba
1plaprobămaprobarămvom aproba
2plaprobațiaprobarățiveți aproba
3plaprobăaprobarăvor aproba

Word family

aprobareapproval
aprobatapproved
aprobatorapproving (of a look, tone)
dezaprobato disapprove
probătest, trial, sample

Etymology

Romanian "aproba" was borrowed in the 19th century from French "approuver", part of a wave of French loanwords that modernized Romanian's administrative and intellectual vocabulary. Its form was reinforced by the parallel Latin verb "approbare", built from "ad-" (toward) and "probare" (to test, to judge good). The Latin root "probus" meant upright or good, so approving something originally meant judging it good enough to pass.

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