aproven

Catalan

Verb

aproven

1. third-person plural present indicative of aprovar

Middle English

Alternative forms

• apreven, appreoven, appreven

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French aprover, approver, approuvir, appreuver (“to approve”); equivalent to a- +‎ proven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpruːvən/

Verb

aproven (third-person singular simple present aproveth, present participle aprovende, aprovynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle aproved)

1. to prove

Conjugation

Conjugation of aproven (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) aproven, aprove
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	aprove	aproved
2nd-person singular	aprovest	aprovedest
3rd-person singular	aproveth	aproved
subjunctive singular	aprove
imperative singular		—
plural1	aproven, aprove	aproveden, aprovede
imperative plural	aproveth, aprove	—
participles	aprovynge, aprovende	aproved, yaproved

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: approve

References

• “ap(p)rǒuen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.