Approve I Approved School Leaving Year əˈpruːv Mother

• i told my mother i wanted to leave school but she didn't approve.
• do you approve of my idea?
• she doesn't approve of me leaving school this year.
• she doesn't approve of my leaving school this year.

approve

1. to think that somebody/something is good, acceptable or suitable
• opposite disapprove
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• I told my mother I wanted to leave school but she didn't approve.
• Do you approve of my idea?
• She doesn't approve of me leaving school this year.
• She doesn't approve of my leaving school this year.
2. to officially agree to a plan, request, etc.
• The committee unanimously approved the plan.
• He agreed to let me go early.
• They accepted the court’s decision.
• The committee unanimously approved the plan.
• She just goes along with everything he suggests.
• She finally consented to answer our questions.
3. to say that something is good enough to be used or is correct
• The course is approved by the Department for Education.
• The auditors approved the company's accounts.

Extra Examples

• His appointment has not been formally approved yet.
• I don’t personally approve but I’m willing to live with it.
• I very much approve of these new tests.
• I wholeheartedly approve of his actions.
• The Legislature narrowly approved an amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution.
• The chemical has never been federally approved as a pesticide.
• The committee has approved the compensation package.
• They approved the creation of a human resources development centre.
• He didn’t say anything, but I could tell from the look on his face that he didn’t approve.
• I don’t think your mother would approve of this behaviour, do you?
• I told my mother I wanted to leave school but she didn’t approve.
• She doesn’t approve of me leaving school this year.
• The auditors approved the company’s accounts.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they approve
• he / she / it approves
• past simple approved
• past participle approved
• -ing form approving

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French aprover, from Latin approbare (from ad- ‘to’ + probare ‘try, test’). The original sense was ‘prove, demonstrate’, later ‘corroborate, confirm’, hence ‘pronounce to be satisfactory’ (late Middle English).