approva

Approva is the third-person singular present indicative form of the Italian verb approvare, meaning to approve. It is used when referring to someone endorsing a proposal, decision, or action: egli approva or Lei approva in formal address. The imperative form is Approva!, used as a directive or exhortation to approve something.

In standard Italian, the noun that denotes the concept of approval is approvazione; therefore, in most contexts one would say l’approvazione del progetto rather than l’approva. The form approva as a noun is not common in contemporary writing and, when it appears, is typically considered archaic or dialectal.

The verb derives from the Latin approbāre, formed from ad- (toward) and probare (to prove, test), originally meaning to prove and thus to approve something. Over time, its meaning broadened to cover formal ratification and endorsement.

In usage, approvare appears in legal, administrative, political, and organizational language. Examples: L’assemblea approva la proposta di bilancio. Il consiglio approva la nomina del direttore. For comparison, the related noun is l’approvazione; more rarely, one might encounter variants such as approvato (approved) or approvatore (approver).

In English, approva translates as “he/she approves” or “you approve” in the verb form, and the related noun is “approval” or “authorization.” See also approvazione, approvato, approvatore.