approve
Meaning
- To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.
- To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
- To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
- To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept.
- To show to be worthy; to demonstrate the merits of.
Synonyms
admire
𐐲𐐹𐑉𐐭𐑂
consent to
approve of
O.K.
agree to
speak well
take-over
be admitted
be in accord
be in favor of
be in favour of
concur with
register a letter
be accepted
do not mind
be acknowledged
be acceptable
accept propitiously
promise to pronounce the
speak approvingly
receiving inspection
acceptance of goods
acceptance check
control reception
receipt and invoice-checking
examine and receive
check and receive
speak well of
be convinced
be for
be in harmony with
give credence to
share common opinion with
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ap‧prove
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈpɹuːv/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English aproven, appreoven, appreven, apreven, borrowed from Old French aprover, approver, approuvir, appreuver (“to approve”), from Latin approbō, from ad + probō (“to esteem as good, approve, prove”). Doublet of approbate. By surface analysis, ad- + prove.
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