Approve
11approve of — index countenance, permit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
12approve */*/*/ — UK [əˈpruːv] / US [əˈpruv] verb Word forms approve : present tense I/you/we/they approve he/she/it approves present participle approving past tense approved past participle approved Get it right: approve: When approve means to have a positive… …
13approve — verb (approved; approving) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French apruer, approver, from Latin approbare, from ad + probare to prove more at prove Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. obsolete prove, attest …
14approve — verb 1) his boss doesn t approve of his lifestyle Syn: agree with, endorse, support, back, uphold, subscribe to, recommend, advocate, be in favor of, favor, think well of, like, appreciate, go for, hold with, take kindly to; …
15approve — approvedly, adv. approvedness, n. approvingly, adv. /euh proohv /, v., approved, approving. v.t. 1. to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably: to approve the policies of the administration. 2. to… …
16approve — verb 1 like sb/sth ADVERB ▪ fully, heartily, strongly, thoroughly (esp. BrE), very much, wholeheartedly (esp. BrE) ▪ I wholeheartedly approve of his actions …
17approve — ap|prove [ ə pruv ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive never progressive to have a positive feeling toward someone or something that you consider to be good or suitable: You re leaving college! Do your parents approve? approve of: He seemed to approve of …
18approve*/ — [əˈpruːv] verb 1) to think that someone or something is good Ant: disapprove You re leaving college! Do your parents approve?[/ex] He seemed to approve of my choice.[/ex] I don t really approve of children wearing make up.[/ex] 2) [T] to give… …
19approve — v. 1) to approve of wholeheartedly 2) (D; intr.) to approve of (we approved of his decision) * * * [ə pruːv] to approve of wholeheartedly (D; intr.) to approve of (we approved of his decision) …
20approve — To confirm, ratify, sanction, or consent to, some act or thing done by another. Board of Education v Reno Community High School, 124 Kan 175, 257 P 957. As used in a statute giving an officer power to approve an application, it is not ordinarily… …
