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aprova

Aprova is a Portuguese verb form derived from the verb aprovar, meaning to approve, authorize, or endorse. It is used to indicate that something has been approved, such as a proposal, budget, or decision. The form appears in different gramatical contexts, including present tense, imperative, and other conjugations, and is common in administrative, legal, and everyday speech.

Conjugation (present indicative)

- eu aprovo

- tu aprovAs

- ele/ela/você aprova

- nós aprovamos

- vós aprovais

- eles/elas/vocês aprovam

The word also functions as the affirmative informal imperative in some dialects (especially European Portuguese), where

Etymology and related forms

Aprova comes from aprovar, itself from Latin approvare, formed from ad- and probare (to test or prove)

Usage notes

- Aprovar is used for formal and informal approvals, such as approving a bill, a plan, a

- Aprova, as a stand-alone form, can be encountered as “he approves” (ele aprova) or as the

- Synonyms in Portuguese include autorizar, validar, and reconhecer, depending on nuance.

See also

aprovação, aprovar, aprovação orçamentária.

the
command
form
is
“aprova.”
The
negative
tú
imperative
is
formed
with
the
subjunctive:
“não
aproves.”
with
a
meaning
shift
toward
“approve.”
The
related
noun
is
aprovação,
meaning
approval
or
endorsement,
used
to
refer
to
the
act
or
result
of
approving
something.
contract,
or
a
report:
“O
conselho
aprovou
o
orçamento.”
tú-imperative
“aprova”
in
European
Portuguese,
depending
on
context
and
pronunciation.