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approve
[uh-proov]
verb (used with object)
to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably.
to approve the policies of the administration.
Synonyms: ,to consent or agree to.
Father approved our plan to visit Chicago.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms: , , , , ,to confirm or sanction formally; ratify.
The Senate promptly approved the bill.
Synonyms: , , , ,Antonyms: , , , , ,Obsolete.Ģż
to demonstrate; show.
to make good; attest.
to prove by trial.
to convict.
verb (used without object)
to speak or consider favorably (sometimes followed byof: )
Mother didn't approve of him.
The boss wouldn't approve of the plan.
He said that he approved.
approve
1/ ÉĖ±č°ł³ÜĖ±¹ /
verb
to consider fair, good, or right; commend (a person or thing)
(tr) to authorize or sanction
obsoleteĢż(tr) to demonstrate or prove by trial
approve
2/ ÉĖ±č°ł³ÜĖ±¹ /
verb
(tr) law to improve or increase the value of (waste or common land), as by enclosure
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- approvedly adverb
- approvedness noun
- approvingly adverb
- nonapproved adjective
- preapprov verb
- reapprove verb
- self-approved adjective
- self-approving adjective
- unapproved adjective
- unapproving adjective
- unapprovingly adverb
- well-approved adjective
- ²¹±čĖ±č°ł“Ē±¹¾±²Ō²µ±ō²ā adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of approve1
Origin of approve2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
If the parliament approves an amendment by two-thirds majority, itās passed.
Johnson's controversial list initially contained eight names rejected by the body which approves appointments to the House of Lords.
Significantly, the French government had only just approved showing the British Netflix series Adolescence as an aid in schools.
If approved by the court, the sale would put Wojcicki back at the helm of the company she co-founded and previously attempted to take private.
āThis stipulated discipline, if approved by the California Supreme Court, reinforces the State Barās commitment to ensuring that those who violate the rules governing attorney conduct ā regardless of their title or position ā are held responsible.ā
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