Approved — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give sanction to

judge to be right or commendable; think well of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɹɪkˈeɪʃəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpɹˈuːvd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpɹˈuːvd/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌæɹɪkˈeɪʃəs/.

Examples

I approve of his educational policies
a list of approved candidates

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sanction okay approve O.K.sanctioned

Antonyms

disapprove

Parts of Speech

verb	give sanction to “I approve of his educational policies”
verb	judge to be right or commendable; think well of
adjective	established by authority; given authoritative approval “a list of approved candidates”

Word Forms

approbative	adjective	expressing or manifesting praise or approval
approbation	noun	official recognition or approval
approver	noun	an authority with power to approve
approval	noun	the formal act of approving
OK	noun	an endorsement
O.K.	noun	an endorsement
okay	noun	an endorsement
sanction	noun	formal and explicit approval
approbatory	adjective	expressing or manifesting praise or approval

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

genehmigt

Sanktion geben

🇫🇷French

approuvé

sanctionner

🇪🇸Spanish

aprobado

dar sanción a

🇮🇹Italian

approvato

dare sanzione a

🇳🇱Dutch

goedgekeurd

sanctie geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

aprovado

dar sanção a

🇷🇺Russian

одобренный

дать санкцию на

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुमत

को मंजूरी दें

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমোদিত

অনুমোদন দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்டது

அனுமதி கொடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆమోదించబడింది

మంజూరు ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

मंजूर

मंजूरी द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

મંજૂર

મંજૂરી આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಮೋದಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

ಗೆ ಮಂಜೂರಾತಿ ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അംഗീകരിച്ചു

അനുമതി നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੂੰ ਮਨਜ਼ੂਰੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ

ਨੂੰ ਮਨਜ਼ੂਰੀ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

منظور شدہ

کو منظوری دیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

得到正式认可的

制裁

🇯🇵Japanese

承認された

～に制裁を与える

🇰🇷Korean

승인됨

~을 제재하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tán thành

đưa ra hình phạt cho

🇹🇭Thai

ที่ได้รับการอนุมัติ

ให้การลงโทษแก่

🇮🇩Indonesian

disetujui

memberikan sanksi kepada

🇵🇭Filipino

naaprubahan

bigyan ng parusa

🇲🇾Malay

diluluskan

memberi sanksi kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

موافقة

إعطاء عقوبة ل

🇮🇷Persian

تایید شده است

تحریم به

🇹🇷Turkish

onaylı

yaptırım vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְאוּשָׁר

לתת סנקציה ל

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The primary meaning of 'approved' is 'give sanction to'.

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