单词 | approve |
释义 | approve[ uh-proov ] / əˈpruv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR approve ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ap·proved, ap·prov·ing.to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably: to approve the policies of the administration. to consent or agree to: Father approved our plan to visit Chicago. to confirm or sanction formally; ratify: The Senate promptly approved the bill. Obsolete.
verb (used without object), ap·proved, ap·prov·ing.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. Origin of approve1300–50; Middle English a(p)proven<Anglo-French, Old French aprover<Latin approbāre, equivalent to ap-ap-1 + probāre to prove SYNONYMS FOR approve1 appreciate, esteem. 2, 3 authorize, endorse, validate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR approve ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR approve2, 3 reject. SEE ANTONYMS FOR approve ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for approve1. 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. OTHER WORDS FROM approveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH approveapprove , endorseWords nearby approveappropriacy, appropriate, appropriation, approvable, approval, approve, approved school, approved social worker, approver, approx., approximal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for approveBritish Dictionary definitions for approve (1 of 2)approve1 / (əˈpruːv) / verb(when intr, often foll by of) to consider fair, good, or right; commend (a person or thing) (tr) to authorize or sanction (tr) obsolete to demonstrate or prove by trial Derived forms of approveapprovingly, adverbWord Origin for approveC14: from Old French aprover, from Latin approbāre to approve, from probāre to test, prove British Dictionary definitions for approve (2 of 2)approve2 / (əˈpruːv) / verb(tr) law to improve or increase the value of (waste or common land), as by enclosure Word Origin for approveC15: from Old French approuer to turn to advantage, from prou advantage Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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