No. 3,219 in Spanish
aprueba
"Aprueba" means "he/she/it approves" or "he/she/it passes" (e.g., an exam).
In a sentence
El comité aprueba la nueva propuesta del proyecto.
The committee approves the new project proposal.
In this sentence, "aprueba" is used as the third-person singular present tense form of the verb "aprobar," indicating the act of officially sanctioning or agreeing to the new project proposal.
Espero que el maestro apruebe a todos los estudiantes en el examen.
I hope the teacher passes all the students in the exam.
Here, "apruebe" is the subjunctive form of "aprobar," expressing a wish or expectation that the teacher's decision will result in the students passing their exam.
El estudiante está feliz porque su profesor lo aprueba.
The student is happy because his teacher approves of him.
In this sentence, "aprueba" again is the singular present tense form of "aprobar," but it refers to the sense of approving of someone or showing acceptance of their actions or behavior.
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