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Approve

verb/kˈæɹɪkˌeɪsiː/
Definition
give sanction to
judge to be right or commendable; think well of
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæɹɪkˌeɪsiː/
🇬🇧British English
/ɐpɹˈuːv/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɐpɹˈuːv/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹɪkˌeɪsiː/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verbgive sanction to
“I approve of his educational policies”
verbjudge to be right or commendable; think well of
Word Forms
approbativeadjectiveexpressing or manifesting praise or approval
approbationnounofficial recognition or approval
approvernounan authority with power to approve
approvalnounthe formal act of approving
OKnounan endorsement
O.K.nounan endorsement
okaynounan endorsement
sanctionnounformal and explicit approval
approbatoryadjectiveexpressing or manifesting praise or approval
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
genehmigen
Sanktion geben
🇫🇷French
approuver
sanctionner
🇪🇸Spanish
aprobar
dar sanción a
🇮🇹Italian
approvare
dare sanzione a
🇳🇱Dutch
goedkeuren
sanctie geven
🇵🇹Portuguese
aprovar
dar sanção a
🇷🇺Russian
утвердить
дать санкцию на
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मंज़ूरी देना
को मंजूरी दें
🇧🇩Bengali
অনুমোদন
অনুমোদন দিন
🇮🇳Tamil
ஒப்புதல்
அனுமதி கொடுங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆమోదించండి
మంజూరు ఇవ్వండి
🇮🇳Marathi
मंजूर करा
मंजूरी द्या
🇮🇳Gujarati
મંજૂર કરો
મંજૂરી આપો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅನುಮೋದಿಸಿ
ಗೆ ಮಂಜೂರಾತಿ ನೀಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അംഗീകരിക്കുക
അനുമതി നൽകുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨੂੰ ਮਨਜ਼ੂਰੀ
ਨੂੰ ਮਨਜ਼ੂਰੀ ਦਿਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
منظور کرنا
کو منظوری دیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
批准
制裁
🇯🇵Japanese
承認する
~に制裁を与える
🇰🇷Korean
승인하다
~을 제재하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chấp thuận
đưa ra hình phạt cho
🇹🇭Thai
อนุมัติ
ให้การลงโทษแก่
🇮🇩Indonesian
menyetujui
memberikan sanksi kepada
🇵🇭Filipino
aprubahan
bigyan ng parusa
🇲🇾Malay
meluluskan
memberi sanksi kepada
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يعتمد
إعطاء عقوبة ل
🇮🇷Persian
تایید کند
تحریم به
🇹🇷Turkish
onaylamak
yaptırım vermek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְאַשֵׁר
לתת סנקציה ל
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'approve'?
The primary meaning of 'approve' is 'give sanction to'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'approve' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'approve' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'approve' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'approve' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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