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approveapprove /əˈpruv/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb ETYMOLOGYapproveOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French aprover, from Latin approbare, from ad- to + probare to prove VERB TABLEapprove |
Present | I, you, we, they | approve | | he, she, it | approves | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | approved | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have approved | | he, she, it | has approved | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had approved | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will approve | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have approved |
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Present | I | am approving | | he, she, it | is approving | | you, we, they | are approving | Past | I, he, she, it | was approving | | you, we, they | were approving | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been approving | | he, she, it | has been approving | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been approving | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be approving | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been approving |
THESAURUSsay yes► agree to say yes to an idea, plan, suggestion, etc.: I suggested we move to Chicago, and she agreed. ► consent formal to agree to do something or say that you will allow something to be done: The actress rarely consents to do interviews. ► approve to officially agree to a plan or idea: Congress voted to approve the new law. 1[transitive] to officially accept a plan, proposal, etc.: The Senate approved a plan for federal funding of local housing programs.► see thesaurus at agree2[intransitive] to think that someone or something is good or acceptable: Some women do not join unions because their husbands do not approve.approve of Her parents didn’t approve of the marriage. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French aprover, from Latin approbare, from ad- to + probare to prove] |