1approve1 (əˈpruːv
)
Definitions
verb
- when intr, often foll by of to consider fair, good, or right; commend (a person or thing)
- (tr) to authorize or sanction
- (tr) obsolete to demonstrate or prove by trial
Alternative Forms
apˈprovingly adverbWord Origin
C14: from Old French aprover, from Latin approbāre to approve, from probāre to test, proveSynonyms
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agree to,
second,
allow,
pass,
accept,
confirm,
recommend,
permit,
sanction,
advocate,
bless,
endorse,
uphold,
mandate,
authorize,
ratify,
go along with,
subscribe to,
consent to
buy into,
validate,
countenance,
rubber stamp,
accede to give the go-ahead to give the green light to assent to concur in greenlight O.K. or okay
2approve2 (əˈpruːv)
Definitions
verb
- (tr) law to improve or increase the value of (waste or common land), as by enclosure
Word Origin
C15: from Old French approuer to turn to advantage, from prou advantageTranslations
- British English:
approve
If you approve of something or someone, you like them or think they are good.Not everyone approves of the festival.əˈpruːv VERB Not everyone approves of the festival.
- Spanish:
aprobar
v
- French:
approuver
vt
- German:
genehmigen
v
- Chinese: 赞成 v
- Arabic: يُوافِقُ v
- Portuguese: aprovar v
- Russian: одобрять v
- Croatian: odobriti v
- Czech: schválit v schvalovat
- Danish: godkende v
- Dutch: goedkeuren v
- Finnish: hyväksyä v
- Greek: εγκρίνω v
- Italian: approvare v
- Japanese: 承認する v
- Korean: 승인하다 v
- Norwegian: godkjenne v
- Polish: zatwierdzić v zatwierdzać
- Brazilian Portuguese: aprovar v
- European Spanish:
aprobar
v
- Swedish: godkänna v
- Thai: อนุมัติ v
- Turkish: onaylamak v
- Vietnamese: chấp thuận v
Usage examples
I couldn't leave Mother, and she didn't approve of Katie because she had been divorced.
, Widow's End (1993)We hope that you'll approve of the changes we made to the magazine.
Yachting Boating World (2005)The Bush administration has already asked Congress to approve $20 million in military aid to Nepal.
Irish Times (2002)Questions arising: Did Tony Blair approve an undercover attempt to get Dr Kelly's name into the public arena?
Belfast Telegraph (2003)They did not, however, approve of any theory of transmigration into non-human forms.
, Reincarnation - Fact or Fable? (1991)