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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.
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- to consent or agree to:
Father approved our plan to visit Chicago.
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- to confirm or sanction formally; ratify:
The Senate promptly approved the bill.
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- Obsolete.
- to demonstrate; show.
- to make good; attest.
- to prove by trial.
- to convict.
verb (used without object)
- 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
- whenintr, often foll by of to consider fair, good, or right; commend (a person or thing)
- tr to authorize or sanction
- obsolete.tr to demonstrate or prove by trial
approve
2/ əˈː /
verb
- tr law to improve or increase the value of (waste or common land), as by enclosure
Derived Forms
- ˈDZԲ, adverb
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
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of approve1
Origin of approve2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.
“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.
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.”
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.
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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