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- Dictionaryap·prove/əˈpro͞ov/
verb
- 1. officially agree to or accept as satisfactory: "the budget was approved by Congress" Similar Opposite
- 2. prove; show: archaic "he approved himself ripe for military command"
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The meaning of APPROVE is to have or express a favorable opinion of. How to use approve in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Approve.
to have a positive opinion of someone or something: approve of She doesn't approve of my friends. He doesn't approve of smoking. I thoroughly approve of what the government is doing. Opposite. disapprove. Fewer examples. They think I'm an old fuddy-duddy because I don't approve of tattoos.
to accept, allow, or officially agree to something: We had to wait months for the council to approve our plans to to build an addition on our house. The court approved the sale of the property. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
verb. /əˈpruːv/ Verb Forms. [intransitive] to think that somebody/something is good, acceptable or suitable. I told my mother I wanted to leave school but she didn't approve. approve of somebody/something Do you approve of my idea? She didn't quite approve of the way he was running things.
approve to officially agree to a plan, suggestion, or request: The committee unanimously approved the plan. go along with somebody/something to agree to something that someone else has decided; to agree with someone else's ideas: He just goes along with everything she suggests.
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 ...
Now, approve means to officially agree. You might need the principal to sign off on, or approve, any purchase of new materials for the classroom. Congress can also approve a bill or budget in this way. It’s important to remember that, like apple and appropriate, approve is spelled with a double “p.”
APPROVE definition: 1. to allow or officially agree to something: 2. to think that something is good or right: . Learn more.
1. (when: intr, often foll by of) to consider fair, good, or right; commend (a person or thing) 2. (tr) to authorize or sanction. 3. (tr) obsolete to demonstrate or prove by trial. [C14: from Old French aprover, from Latin approbāre to approve, from probāre to test, prove] apˈprovingly adv.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ap‧prove /əˈpruːv/ S3 W2 verb 1 [transitive] to officially accept a plan, proposal etc The conference approved a proposal for a referendum. see thesaurus at agree 2 [intransitive] to think that someone or something is good, right, or suitable OPP disapprove approve of Catherine’s parents ...
