APPROVE Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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approve

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verb (used with object)

approved, approving.

to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably:
to approve the policies of the administration.
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to consent or agree to:
Father approved our plan to visit Chicago.
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to confirm or sanction formally; ratify:
The Senate promptly approved the bill.
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Obsolete.
1. to demonstrate; show.
2. to make good; attest.
3. to prove by trial.
4. to convict.

verb (used without object)

approved, approving.

to speak or consider favorably (sometimes followed by of: )
Mother didn't approve of him.
The boss wouldn't approve of the plan.
He said that he approved.

approve

/ 蓹藞辫谤耻藧惫 /

verb

whenintr, often foll by of to consider fair, good, or right; commend (a person or thing)
tr to authorize or sanction
obsolete.
tr to demonstrate or prove by trial

approve

/ 蓹藞辫谤耻藧惫 /

verb

tr law to improve or increase the value of (waste or common land), as by enclosure

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Derived Forms

补辫藞辫谤辞惫颈苍驳濒测, adverb

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

补辫路辫谤辞惫路别诲路濒测 adverb
补辫路辫谤辞惫路别诲路苍别蝉蝉 noun
补辫路辫谤辞惫路颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
苍辞苍路补辫路辫谤辞惫别诲 adjective
辫谤别路补辫路辫谤辞惫 verb preapproved preapproving
谤别路补辫路辫谤辞惫别 verb reapproved reapproving
蝉别濒蹿-补辫路辫谤辞惫别诲 adjective
蝉别濒蹿-补辫路辫谤辞惫路颈苍驳 adjective
耻苍路补辫路辫谤辞惫别诲 adjective
耻苍路补辫路辫谤辞惫路颈苍驳 adjective
un路补辫路辫谤辞惫路颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
飞别濒濒-补辫路辫谤辞惫别诲 adjective

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of approve¹

First recorded in 1300鈥�50; Middle English a(p)proven, from Anglo-French, Old French aprover, from Latin 补辫辫谤辞产腻谤别, equivalent to ap- ap- ¹ + 辫谤辞产腻谤别 鈥渢辞 prove 鈥�

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of approve¹

C14: from Old French aprover, from Latin ap辫谤辞产腻谤别 to approve, from 辫谤辞产腻谤别 to test, prove

Origin of approve²

C15: from Old French approuer to turn to advantage, from prou advantage

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Synonym Study

Approve, commend, praise mean to have, and usually to express, a favorable opinion. 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, about one or more persons, actions, plans, etc.: to praise someone's courage.

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A new daily pill treating endometriosis has been approved for use on the NHS in England.

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Council members must approve a budget by the end of May.

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Another way to delay tariff payments is to import goods directly to federally approved foreign trade zones.

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The value of the credits 鈥� provided to panel owners at the retail rate of electricity 鈥� has increased rapidly as the state Public Utilities Commission voted to approve rate increases requested by the utility companies.

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From there, the recipe says, 鈥減our tequila and orange juice into a glass, over ice. Then, slowly pour in grenadine. Enjoy in a way the Rolling Stones would approve of.鈥�

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