probo, probare, probavi, probatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
approve (of), esteem/commend/recommend/certify; give assent/approval/sanction;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | probo | probamus |
| 2 | probas | probatis |
| 3 | probat | probant |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | probare |
| active | perfect | probavisse |
| passive | present | probari |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | proba | probate |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | probato | probatote |
| 3 | probato | probanto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | probare | probamini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | probator | — |
| 3 | probator | probantor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | probatus | probati |
| Gen. | probati | probatorum |
| Dat. | probato | — |
| Acc. | probatum | probatos |
| Voc. | probate | probati |
| Abl. | probato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | probata | probatae |
| Gen. | probatae | probatarum |
| Dat. | probatae | — |
| Acc. | probatam | probatas |
| Voc. | probata | probatae |
| Abl. | probata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | probatum | probata |
| Gen. | probati | probatorum |
| Dat. | probato | — |
| Acc. | probatum | probata |
| Voc. | probatum | probata |
| Abl. | probato | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | probandus | — |
| Gen. | probandi | — |
| Dat. | probando | — |
| Acc. | probandum | — |
| Voc. | probande | — |
| Abl. | probando | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | probanda | — |
| Gen. | probandae | — |
| Dat. | probandae | — |
| Acc. | probandam | — |
| Voc. | probanda | — |
| Abl. | probanda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | probandum | — |
| Gen. | probandi | — |
| Dat. | probando | — |
| Acc. | probandum | — |
| Voc. | probandum | — |
| Abl. | probando | — |
Supines
accusative: probatum; ablative: probatu
Examples
- T
Pseudolus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Impure. PS. Leno. CAL. Caenum. BAL. Cantores probos. CAL. Verberavisti patrem atque matrem. BAL. Atque occidi quoque, potius..." - T
Mostellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...aetatem, ita ut vos decet, vino et victu probo, piscatu electili 729-730 vitam colitis. ~ TR. Immo vita..." - T
Menaechmi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...moribus. ER. Hoc animo decet animatos esse amatores probos. PEN. Qui quidem ad mendicitatem se properent detrudere..." - T
Bacchides
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...quid mihi refert Chrysalo esse nomen, nisi factis probo? sed nunc quantillum usust auri tibi, Mnesiloche? dic mihi..." - T
Aulularia
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...asinis ad boves transcendere. MEG. Quam ad probos propinquitate proxime te adiunxeris, tam optumum est. tu condicionem hanc..." - P
Adelphoe
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...aequo animo noscere oportet, si uos uoltis perhiberi probos. DE. Redito. fient quae fieri aequomst omnia. HE. Decet..." - A
Liber IX
Aulus Gellius
"...pectus. XIV. Primum omnium id visum esse dicebant Probo, quod aput Homerum quidem virgo Nausicaa ludibunda inter familiares..." - T
Trinummus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...illum quo genere natus sit? PHIL. Scio, adprime probo. LYS. Soror illi est adulta virgo grandis: eam cupio..."