| query | If you a______ of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it. Not everyone approves of the festival. I approved of the proposal. |
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| word | approve |
| full-definition | verb If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it. Not everyone approves of the festival. I approved of the proposal. If you approve of someone or something, you like and admire them. You've never approved of Henry, have you? I didn't approve of his manner. If someone in a position of authority approves a plan or idea, they formally agree to it and say that it can happen . The Russian Parliament has approved a program of radical economic reforms. MPs approved the Bill by a majority of 97. If a product or person is approved by an official organization, they are declared to be of a good enough standard to be used or employed . We have three suppliers in all who are approved by the Organic Farm Food Association. |
| inflections | approvesapprovingapproved |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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