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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryap·prove \ə-ˈprüv\ verb (ap·proved ; ap·prov·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French apruer, approver, from Latin approbare, from ad- + probare to prove — more at prove DATE 14th centurytransitive verb1. obsolete : prove, attest2. to have or express a favorable opinion of couldn't approve such conduct3. a. to accept as satisfactory hopes she will approve the date of the meeting b. to give formal or official sanction to : ratify Congress approved the proposed budgetintransitive verb: to take a favorable view doesn't approve of fighting• ap·prov·ing·ly \-ˈprü-viŋ-lē\ adverbSynonyms. approve, endorse, sanction, accredit, certify mean to have or express a favorable opinion of. approve often implies no more than this but may suggest considerable esteem or admiration the parents approve of the marriage endorse suggests an explicit statement of support publicly endorsed her for Senator sanction implies both approval and authorization the President sanctioned covert operations accredit and certify usually imply official endorsement attesting to conformity to set standards the board voted to accredit the college must be certified to teachEnglish Etymologyapprove mid-14c., "to attest (something) with authority," from O.Frhttp://O.Fr.aprover (Fr. approuver), from L. approbare "to assent to as good, regard as good," from ad- "to" + probare "to try, test something (to find if it is good)," from probus "honest, genuine" (see prove). The meaning extended late 14c. to "show (something) to be good," then to "assent to (something) as good" (early 15c.), especially in ref. to authorities, parliaments, etc.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ approveap·prove / E5pru:v / verb1. [V] ~ (of sb / sth) to think that sb / sth is good, acceptable or suitable 赞成；同意: I told my mother I wanted to leave school but she didn't approve. 我告诉母亲我不想继续上学,但是母亲不同意。 Do you approve of my idea? 你同意我的想法吗？ She doesn't approve of me leaving school this year. 她不同意我今年离校。 (formal) She doesn't approve of my leaving school this year. 她不同意我今年离校。 OPP disapprove 2. [VN] to officially agree to a plan, request, etc. 批准,通过(计划、要求等): The committee unanimously approved the plan. 委员会一致通过了计划。 ⇨ note at agree 3. [VN] [often passive] to say that sth is good enough to be used, or is correct 认可；核准: The course is approved by the Department for Education. 课程已获教育部核准。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishapprove verb 1 like sb/sth ADV. heartily, thoroughly, very much, wholeheartedly I wholeheartedly approve of his actions. PREP. of I very much approve of these new tests. 2 agree to sth ADV. formally, officially His appointment has not been formally approved yet. | overwhelmingly, unanimouslyOLTapprove verb⇨ approve (approve the accounts)⇨ agree 2 (approve a plan)⇨ in favour (of sb/sth) (approve of an idea)Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedap·proveI. \əˈprüv also aˈ-\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English approven, aproven, from Old French aprover, from Latin approbare to approve, prove, from ad- + probare to approve, prove — more at provetransitive verb1. a. obsolete : to demonstrate the truth or correctness of : establish as fact or as being sound b. archaic : corroborate, authenticate c. obsolete : convict < approved in this offense — Shakespeare >2. obsolete a. : test, try b. : experience3. archaic a. : to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance — used reflexively with to < the first care and concern must be to approve himself to God — John Rogers > b. : to offer proof of by active demonstration : manifest or display actually or practically : exhibit < his behavior under fire approved him a man of courage >4. : to judge and find commendable or acceptable : think well of :have or express a favorable opinion or judgment of < a friend, whom he liked, but whose conduct he could not approve — Osbert Sitwell > < Jane secretly approved his discernment — Rose Macaulay >5. a. : to express often formally agreement with and support of or commendation of as meeting a standard < the governor approved the project > < one of the first hospitals in the state to be approved by the organization > b. : to vote into effect : pass formally < the legislature approved the bill >intransitive verb: to have or express a favorable opinion : judge favorably — usually used with of < she wants to teach him not to fight; she doesn't approve of fighting — Margaret Mead >Synonyms: sanction, endorse, accredit, certify: approve applies to a feeling or expression of commendation or of agreement with, but it may suggest a judicious attitude involved < fools admire, but men of wits approve — Joseph Furphey > < the discomfiture … of doing, as he must, what he did not fully approve — J.G.Cozzens > sanction adds to approve notions of permission, countenancing, authorization, encouragement by something or someone in an authoritative position < the court has also sanctioned recently some federal efforts to protect Negroes in the South from violence — Alan Barth > < “Come! Give me your authority … For his daughter's sake …” “In her name, then, let it be done; I sanction it” — Charles Dickens > endorse or indorse (see note at endorse) suggests vouching for, supporting, or explicitly expressing approval of and is often used in reference to things needing promotion or publicity < the Kentucky Republicans endorsed him for the presidential nomination — E.M.Coulter > < the view that increasing money wages is the only road to permanent prosperity has in recent years been endorsed by many business leaders — Fortune > accredit is likely to indicate an approved status confirmed by some authoritative force or conformity to a standard officially vouched for < few of us think of turning to the dictionary before writing a sentence to see if all the words we propose to use are properly accredited in the language — M.M.Mathews > < institutions not accredited by a regional association — Bulletin of Bates College > certify is often a close synonym for accredit; it may stress a formal act of writing or attesting to conformity with a standard or to being as represented < labels by which brain merit is advertised and certified — medals, honors, degrees — Virginia Woolf > < the nearly two billion that these utilities have had certified for rapid tax write-off — New Republic >II. transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English approven, aproven, approuen, aprouen, from Middle French aprouer to cause to profit, from Old French, from a- (from Latin ad-) + -prouer (from prou profit, advantage) — more at prow: to enclose or appropriate (wasteland or common land) for one's own benefit (as permitted especially to the lord of a manor in English law before the Enclosure acts)

Approve To Verb From Approved At Express Favorable