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approve

[ uh-proov ]

verb (used with object)

approved, approving.
  1. to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably:

    to approve the policies of the administration.

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  2. to consent or agree to:

    Father approved our plan to visit Chicago.

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  3. to confirm or sanction formally; ratify:

    The Senate promptly approved the bill.

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  4. Obsolete.
    1. to demonstrate; show.
    2. to make good; attest.
    3. to prove by trial.
    4. to convict.


verb (used without object)

approved, approving.
  1. to speak or consider favorably (sometimes followed by of: )

    Mother didn't approve of him.

    The boss wouldn't approve of the plan.

    He said that he approved.

approve

1

/ əˈː /

verb

  1. whenintr, often foll by of to consider fair, good, or right; commend (a person or thing)
  2. tr to authorize or sanction
  3. obsolete.
    tr to demonstrate or prove by trial
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

approve

2

/ əˈː /

verb

  1. tr law to improve or increase the value of (waste or common land), as by enclosure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDZԲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·DZ·· adverb
  • ·DZ··Ա noun
  • ·DZ·Բ· adverb
  • ԴDz··DZ adjective
  • ··DZ verb preapproved preapproving
  • ··DZ verb reapproved reapproving
  • -·DZ adjective
  • -·DZ·Բ adjective
  • ܲ··DZ adjective
  • ܲ··DZ·Բ adjective
  • un··DZ·Բ· adverb
  • ɱ-·DZ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of approve1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English a(p)proven, from Anglo-French, Old French aprover, from Latin Dz, equivalent to ap- ap- 1 + Dz “t prove
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of approve1

C14: from Old French aprover, from Latin apDz to approve, from Dz to test, prove

Origin of approve2

C15: from Old French approuer to turn to advantage, from prou advantage
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Synonym Study

Approve, commend, praise mean to have, and usually to express, a favorable opinion. To approve is to have a very good opinion, expressed or not, of someone or something: He approved the new plan. To commend is to speak or write approvingly, often formally and publicly, to congratulate or honor for something done: to commend a worker for a job well done. To praise is to speak or write, often in glowing and emotional terms, about one or more persons, actions, plans, etc.: to praise someone's courage.
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The same poll found that 37% of Americans approve of his handling of the economy, while 30% approve of his strategy to address the cost of living in the US.

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“We’re going to front load the financial liability with our own dollars approved by the people of the good city of Los Angeles, and then seek a reimbursement from the federal government,” he said.

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Gen. Rob Bonta, eight Democratic-leaning states filed suit in Boston and argued that Congress had approved the grants and that their sudden canceling was not “authorized by law.”

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This headache could become a thing of the past with a new bill in the California Legislature that, if approved, would require landlords to provide refrigerators and stoves in their rentals.

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The president also suggested the US could offer a deal where China agrees to approve a TikTok sale in exchange for relief from US tariffs on Chinese imports.

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