improbo, improbare, improbavi, improbatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
disapprove of, express disapproval of, condemn; reject;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | improbo | improbamus |
| 2 | improbas | improbatis |
| 3 | improbat | improbant |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | improbare |
| active | perfect | improbavisse |
| passive | present | improbari |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | improba | improbate |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | improbato | improbatote |
| 3 | improbato | improbanto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | improbare | improbamini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | improbator | — |
| 3 | improbator | improbantor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | improbatus | improbati |
| Gen. | improbati | improbatorum |
| Dat. | improbato | — |
| Acc. | improbatum | improbatos |
| Voc. | improbate | improbati |
| Abl. | improbato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | improbata | improbatae |
| Gen. | improbatae | improbatarum |
| Dat. | improbatae | — |
| Acc. | improbatam | improbatas |
| Voc. | improbata | improbatae |
| Abl. | improbata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | improbatum | improbata |
| Gen. | improbati | improbatorum |
| Dat. | improbato | — |
| Acc. | improbatum | improbata |
| Voc. | improbatum | improbata |
| Abl. | improbato | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | improbandus | — |
| Gen. | improbandi | — |
| Dat. | improbando | — |
| Acc. | improbandum | — |
| Voc. | improbande | — |
| Abl. | improbando | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | improbanda | — |
| Gen. | improbandae | — |
| Dat. | improbandae | — |
| Acc. | improbandam | — |
| Voc. | improbanda | — |
| Abl. | improbanda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | improbandum | — |
| Gen. | improbandi | — |
| Dat. | improbando | — |
| Acc. | improbandum | — |
| Voc. | improbandum | — |
| Abl. | improbando | — |
Supines
accusative: improbatum; ablative: improbatu
Examples
Casina
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...quam illi seruo nequam des armigero [nisi] atque improbo, Quoi homini hodie peculi nummus non est plumbeus..."Libri XIV-XV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...docent. In hac re dissentio a Posidonio, qui <'improbo' inquit> 'quod Platonis legibus adiecta principia sunt. Legem enim..."Liber VI
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...permitto mihi ne eas quidem opiniones praeterire quas improbo, cum satius sit omnium copiam fieri et quae improbamus..."de Brevitate Vitae
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...spes ut iuuenta disponitur, inter conatus magnos et improbos inualida defecit. Foedus ille quem in iudicio pro ignotissimis..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...Immo etiam puellarius erat, omnis Minervae homo. Nec improbo, hoc solum enim secum tulit." [XLIV] Haec Phileros dixit..."Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...publicae dare malorum civium accusationem, quia nec odisse improbos nec simultates provocare nisi ex fiducia bonae mentis videbantur..."Liber II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...maiora tendere incipiet, laudare claros uiros et uituperare improbos: quod non simplicis utilitatis opus est. Namque et ingenium..."Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...obsecro. ANTER. Ausculta sorori. abi, diiunge inimicitias cum improbo. HAN. Hoc age sis, leno. quamquam ego te meruisse..."