approve

verb

ap·prove ə-ˈprüv How to pronounce approve (audio)

approved; approving

transitive verb

: to have or express a favorable opinion of

couldn't approve such conduct

: to accept as satisfactory

hopes she will approve the date of the meeting

: to give formal or official sanction (see sanction entry 1 sense 4c) to : ratify

Congress approved the proposed budget.

obsolete : prove, attest

intransitive verb

: to take a favorable view

doesn't approve of fighting

Example Sentences

I don't care if all the other parents are letting their kids do it; I still don't approve. The state has approved the building plans, so work on the new school can begin immediately. Your supervisor must approve the report before it can be sent.

Recent Examples on the Web Though appeals of that decision are likely, the law would be trumped if voters approve the amendment in the fall election.

Joey Cappelletti, Sara Burnett And Ed White, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022 If voters approve the measure in 2024, the City Council will have to decide in future budget meetings whether to finance costs on a yearly basis as the tax revenue is collected or by bonding to collect more money up front for capital improvements.

Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 If voters approve an $85 million bond this fall, with $27 million going to Glendale Regional Park, the whole thing would be built faster and in fewer phases.

Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 If voters approve, City Council would be given the ability to raise the current millage of .6 mills to 2.0 mills, if and when necessary.

cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022 The most recent CBS News Battleground Tracker poll found 72%of Black voters approve of the job the president is doing.

Ed O'keefe, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2022 An attempt to insert an opt-out provision for communities failed, meaning that if voters approve the millage, taxpayers across the county will fund it, unlike the current system that supports SMART.

Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2022 That means the Legislature cannot create a lottery unless voters approve a constitutional amendment.

Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 31 July 2022 South Florida school districts want voters to approve a tax for teacher pay and security, but they aren’t legally allowed to say that.

Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 30 July 2022 See More

单词	approves
释义	approve verb ap·prove ə-ˈprüv approved; approving transitive verb 1 : to have or express a favorable opinion of couldn't approve such conduct 2 a : to accept as satisfactory hopes she will approve the date of the meeting b : to give formal or official sanction (see sanction entry 1 sense 4c) to : ratify Congress approved the proposed budget. 3 obsolete : prove, attest intransitive verb : to take a favorable view doesn't approve of fighting Synonyms accredit approbate authorize clear confirm finalize formalize homologate OK okay ratify sanction warrant See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences I don't care if all the other parents are letting their kids do it; I still don't approve. The state has approved the building plans, so work on the new school can begin immediately. Your supervisor must approve the report before it can be sent. Recent Examples on the Web Though appeals of that decision are likely, the law would be trumped if voters approve the amendment in the fall election. Joey Cappelletti, Sara Burnett And Ed White, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022 If voters approve the measure in 2024, the City Council will have to decide in future budget meetings whether to finance costs on a yearly basis as the tax revenue is collected or by bonding to collect more money up front for capital improvements. Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 If voters approve an $85 million bond this fall, with $27 million going to Glendale Regional Park, the whole thing would be built faster and in fewer phases. Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 If voters approve, City Council would be given the ability to raise the current millage of .6 mills to 2.0 mills, if and when necessary. cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022 The most recent CBS News Battleground Tracker poll found 72%of Black voters approve of the job the president is doing. Ed O'keefe, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2022 An attempt to insert an opt-out provision for communities failed, meaning that if voters approve the millage, taxpayers across the county will fund it, unlike the current system that supports SMART. Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2022 That means the Legislature cannot create a lottery unless voters approve a constitutional amendment. Mike Cason \| Mcason@al.com, al, 31 July 2022 South Florida school districts want voters to approve a tax for teacher pay and security, but they aren’t legally allowed to say that. Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 30 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French apruer, approver, from Latin approbare, from ad- + probare to prove — more at prove First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3 Phrases Containing approve pre-approve pre-approve Kids Definition approve verb ap·prove ə-ˈprüv approved; approving 1 : to think of as good I don't approve of the way those children behave. 2 : to accept as satisfactory The school committee approved the new curriculum. Legal Definition approve transitive verb ap·prove approved; approving : to give formal or official sanction to : ratify Congress approved the proposed budget approves verb present tense third-person singular of approve as in ratifies to give official acceptance of as satisfactory as soon as the pond project was approved, the bulldozers were at the site Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ratifies confirms finalizes endorses accepts authorizes acknowledges okays sanctions accredits signs formalizes warrants OKs affirms clears blesses certifies approbates validates homologates permits passes legalizes enables sanctifies indorses allows licenses initials canonizes rubber-stamps reapproves signs off (on) licences Antonyms & Near Antonyms denies rejects disapproves prohibits forbids disallows declines vetoes ignores proscribes bans enjoins refuses disregards neglects negatives overlooks turns down spurns interdicts rebuffs rebuts illegalizes See More
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approve

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