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approve
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
approve
verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a commission approves sth
▪ The commission approved the plan.
adopt/approve a constitution (=agree one and start to use it)
▪ In 1984, the South African government adopted a new constitution.
approve a draft (=officially accept one)
▪ The draft was approved by the Senate.
approve a nomination (=agree that someone should be given a job or position)
▪ The Senate unanimously approved her nomination.
approve a plan
▪ The plan was approved at a board meeting on 24 December.
approve/accept a proposal
▪ The proposal was approved by the committee.
approve/adopt a recommendation
▪ The council approved the committee’s recommendation.
approved school
grant/approve an application (=give permission to do or have sth)
▪ What are the reasons for not granting this application?
pass/approve a resolution
▪ The Security Council passed a resolution condemning the country’s aggression.
pass/carry/approve a motion (=accept it by voting)
▪ The motion was carried unanimously.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
▪ The conference also approved resolutions to cut class sizes and protect teachers from undue stress.
▪ Questions also have been raised about an agreement, also approved by Collins, to buy high-security fencing for several prisons.
▪ The Council also approved the issue of Practice Management Standards.
▪ The bishops, whose annual spring meeting concluded Saturday, also approved a plan for ministering to young people.
▪ The meeting also approved the establishment of a separate Ladies' Committee.
▪ The Report was also approved by the foreign ministers of the Six meeting in Venice on 29 May 1956.
▪ On Friday, the insurance commissioner also approved the deal, but only if Harvard met eight additional conditions.
formally
▪ The split was formally approved at an extraordinary congress in Prague on Feb. 23.
▪ That part of the debate should come to a head in December, when commissioners are scheduled to formally approve the projects.
▪ Aglen refused to allow his officers to collect these duties until they had been formally approved.
▪ These were formally approved by the Bar Council in July.
▪ If the proposal is acceptable supervisory arrangements are made before the candidate's application is formally approved.
▪ Ensure that modified software is formally approved before the modification operation is recognised as complete.
unanimously
▪ The county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved some proposals for the program yesterday.
▪ Its constitution allows it to publish contracts and practice notes only where these have been approved unanimously by the constituent bodies.
▪ The new agreement has been approved unanimously by both companies' Boards of Directors and a majority of Hiway's shareholders.
▪ Missions would have to approved unanimously and any member state could opt out of participation.
▪ The City Council unanimously approved funding for the search Wednesday.
▪ The party executive unanimously approved the nomination on March 19.
■ NOUN
agreement
▪ In its unanimous vote Wednesday, the council approved a management agreement with the private group through June 30, 2000.
▪ This money is included even though the Council has never approved an agreement, and even though Microsoft has left town.
▪ And the Senate can only approve or disapprove the agreement.
amendment
▪ Council confirmed its response to comments and approved a number of amendments.
▪ On December 13, 1973, the House of Representatives approved the Jackson-Vanik amendment by an overwhelming vote of 388 to 44.
▪ Earlier the government had approved amendments codifying foreign exchange regulations to enable foreign companies to repatriate profits.
▪ Already 49 of the 50 states have approved resolutions calling on Congress to approve the amendment.
▪ It then approved an amendment calling for a new law on forming a government by July.
▪ In 1948, a Republican-controlled Congress approved a constitutional amendment limiting a president to two four-year terms.
▪ On Dec. 23 the Assembly approved a number of amendments to foreign investment legislation in order to attract more foreign companies.
▪ Voters also overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment which would limit state legislators to no more than 12 years in office.
application
▪ If I did not believe that those changes would benefit patients, I would not have approved the application.
▪ The underwriter led the team and was charged with full authority to approve or disapprove applications.
▪ If that is the case, I hope that my right hon. and learned Friend will approve the application.
▪ The county had told United Behavioral Health not to answer any questions until after the board approved its application.
▪ If the department approves the application, it will recommend the candidate's admission to the Faculty Postgraduate Studies Committee.
▪ Structured documents messaging consists of the automated interchange of standardized and approved messages between computer applications, via telecommunications lines.
▪ And it approves 2.5m applications to stay a year: Britain lets in a paltry 129,000.
appointment
▪ The Majlis must approve the appointment of all members of the Council of Ministers.
▪ The board selects the president and approves the appointment of all corporate officers.
▪ He had the ultimate power to approve the appointment of generals, admirals and prime ministers.
▪ Here again the Secretary of State must approve the appointment of the chairman and members.
▪ They generally approve budgets and the appointments of department heads and commission members submitted by the chief executive.
assembly
▪ Proposals for economic reform On April 20 the People's Assembly approved the new government's economic reform programme.
▪ The Assembly approved the proposed changes.
▪ The Assembly adopted a resolution approving the 1991 socio-economic development plan and analysing the results of 1990's plan.
▪ The Assembly approved a programme budget of US$734,936,000 for the biennium 1992-93.
bill
▪ On the same day a water bill was approved which covered water-related projects in 17 western states.
▪ The bill was approved 64-32 by the Senate on Wednesday, and approval seems likely in the House by early March.
▪ The content and policy of the Bill must be approved by the appropriate cabinet committee and then by the full Cabinet.
▪ That bill, approved Wednesday afternoon on a 64-32 vote, still faces significant opposition in the House and from President Clinton.
▪ But that bill has not been approved by the House.
board
▪ Xircom's board of directors has approved the deal.
▪ The county had told United Behavioral Health not to answer any questions until after the board approved its application.
▪ The board also approved a press release which summarised, but in some detail, the terms of the notice.
▪ The Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors must approve the plan before a building permit is issued.
▪ The board approved doctorate degrees in communications and experimental psychology at North Dakota State University.
▪ In addition, the board approved restoration of a canopy that wraps around the Grove and Hyde streets sides of the building.
▪ The Board of Supervisors eventually approved the deal on the provision that United undertake a good-faith review of the law.
budget
▪ The Supreme Soviet approved the 1992 budget on July 17.
▪ This generally proves useful when they interpret and offer technical assistance to officials approving the budget.
▪ Eventually, in late August, the state legislature approved a budget similar to that which it had rejected on June 30.
▪ Congress and President Clinton have approved budgets for some agencies for fiscal 1996, which began Oct. 1.
▪ The mayor and Board of Supervisors must approve a new budget by July 1.
▪ The Assembly approved a programme budget of US$734,936,000 for the biennium 1992-93.
▪ Thanks for approving the budget for the behavior profiling software I requested.
cabinet
▪ The new Cabinet was approved by the Dáil on the same day.
▪ The Committee finally proposed and the cabinet approved the creation of a Secret Service Bureau to cover both these functions.
▪ At a meeting on 21 July the Cabinet approved the Chancellor's strategy.
▪ On July 23 he presented the new Cabinet which was approved by 70 votes to two with eight abstentions.
▪ On July 11, the composition of the Cabinet was approved by 226 votes to 124 with 28 abstentions.
▪ In addition, the Cabinet in approving a proposal may give a higher or lower degree of priority to it.
change
▪ They point out that Parliament has yet to approve the changes which would allow it to go ahead.
▪ He said he approved the rate changes nearly two years ago based on cost figures and estimates presented then.
▪ Alas, the supes apparently failed to see that editorial, and voted to approve the changes.
▪ Some 73 percent of those voting approved the change, and it was carried in all cantons.
▪ The Assembly approved the proposed changes.
▪ Do you approve of these changes happening all around the edges of our towns, or should something different be done?
city
▪ Hotels-to-racing group Ladbroke's dramatically reduced profits did not unduly worry the City which approved of its increased dividend payout.
▪ The City Council unanimously approved funding for the search Wednesday.
▪ The Grand Forks City Council approved a transfer of the cable franchise recently to the partnership, which remains unnamed.
▪ The ballot initiative qualified after the City Council approved the project last summer.
▪ The Phoenix City Council approved paying up to $ 100, 000 for the search.
▪ He also says a city inspector approved the building with the changes and never said anything about them.
commission
▪ The commission proposals were approved by a three-to-one majority.
▪ If the commission approves of the updated safety element, it will be implemented in May.
▪ The Redevelopment Agency Commission is expected to approve a program that calls for investigating two alternative financing schemes.
▪ But the three-member commission approved the plan unanimously.
▪ The commission must approve the hikes because the park is a city-run facility.
▪ If the Police Commission approves the helicopter program, the department will develop policies regarding their use.
▪ The Redevelopment Agency or the Planning Commission would have to approve the stadium plans.
committee
▪ Sedgefield District Council's development committee have approved the plan.
▪ Herman seemed headed for confirmation after the Senate Labor Committee unanimously approved her nomination last week.
▪ In 1941, the constitution of the Rural Areas Committee was finally approved.
▪ The Senate Judiciary Committee approved it, but several senators said they voted for it just to expedite the full Senate debate.
▪ A Senate committee approved legislation last week to require storage of the spent fuel in an interim facility in Nevada.
▪ Earlier, the House Judiciary Committee approved another component that Democrats view as a bill-killer: limits on medical malpractice suits.
congress
▪ The congress is likely to approve the necessary legislation and proposed constitutional amendment.
▪ On July 20-21 the Congress approved the lowering of the maximum corporate tax from 50 percent on operating profits to 30 percent.
▪ The Congress approved on the morning of April 4 an amended version of Yeltsin's March 29 report.
▪ The congress approved a new leadership structure, with Pavol Kanis being elected chair of a federal council.
▪ This time she asked Congress to approve a 100 percent increase in soldiers' daily allowance.
▪ A divided Congress approved only one of the government's economic reform bills.
▪ The Congress approved the 1991 budget in late December 1990.
constitution
▪ The session approved a draft Constitution which would be circulated for nationwide discussion.
council
▪ In both cases the Bar Council approved and submitted proposals to amend the Regulations.
▪ In February 1965, the mayor and council approved the project.
▪ The Council also approved the issue of Practice Management Standards.
▪ The City Council unanimously approved funding for the search Wednesday.
▪ The Security Council must approve the force, to be called Onuca.
▪ Sedgefield District Council development sub-committee approved the plan which includes felling and replacing old and dangerous trees on the site.
▪ The ballot initiative qualified after the City Council approved the project last summer.
credit
▪ By the time they approve credit the sale has gone to some one else. 2.
deal
▪ Xircom's board of directors has approved the deal.
▪ In the past month, the Justice Department granted Disney a 12-month waiver when it approved the deal.
▪ The Board of Supervisors eventually approved the deal on the provision that United undertake a good-faith review of the law.
▪ On Friday, the insurance commissioner also approved the deal, but only if Harvard met eight additional conditions.
▪ The school board approved the deal Monday night.
▪ Shareholders of Raytheon and Texas Instruments must approve the deal.
▪ If those difficulties could be smoothed out, he continued, would Stark and his top brass approve the deal?
draft
▪ The session approved a draft Constitution which would be circulated for nationwide discussion.
▪ It also approved a government draft for a commercial code to take effect from Jan. 1, 1992.
▪ The King approves the committee's draft constitution.
▪ Some mortgagees insist on approving the draft conveyance or transfer and regard must therefore be had to the practice of each mortgagee.
▪ It is right for 1992 that the House should approve the draft order.
▪ On June 7 the Cabinet approved the 1989/90 draft socio-economic development plan as part of the second five-year national development plan.
drug
▪ But some of the drugs have not been approved for use in children and dosages may vary.
▪ The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first drug test available without a prescription.
▪ It would also receive royalties from the sales drugs approved for marketing.
▪ Last year, Trent noted, one-third of the cancer drugs approved hit specific targets.
fda
▪ The FDA has also approved the herpes drug Valtrex for suppression of herpes outbreaks.
▪ Jasper, though, would take no medication that had not been FDA approved.
▪ When the FDA approved fenfluramine and phentermine, the agency recommended that both drugs be used only on a short-term basis.
▪ The FDA has approved Crinone for progesterone therapy.
▪ The FDA approved olestra anyway, with five out of twenty of the committee members expressing strong reservations about its safety.
government
▪ His invention, Freenet, bypasses government-approved or commercially driven ISPs.
▪ The money at stake, however, comes from the federal government and must be approved by the board.
▪ The composition of his government was approved on the same day.
▪ In this case, the money comes from the federal government and must be approved by the supervisors.
▪ If the Government approves the company's bid, an application will be made in 1991 for a parliamentary bill.
▪ Earlier the government had approved amendments codifying foreign exchange regulations to enable foreign companies to repatriate profits.
house
▪ In November 1991 the House of Representatives had approved the bill by 409 votes to 21.
▪ On December 13, 1973, the House of Representatives approved the Jackson-Vanik amendment by an overwhelming vote of 388 to 44.
▪ The house would not approve the prime minister's plans for scrapping the social security system.
▪ The House approved it 414-16, and the Senate followed shortly afterward with a vote of 91-5.
▪ It is right for 1992 that the House should approve the draft order.
▪ The House has already approved an immigration bill that includes an amendment sponsored by Rep.
▪ Both houses must approve by two-thirds margins, and 38 state legislatures must ratify such fundamental changes.
law
▪ On Feb. 20 the Volkskammer approved a new electoral law to have immediate effect.
▪ The Volkskammer approved a new travel law to come into effect on Feb. 1, 1990.
loan
▪ On June 12 the Bank had approved a loan of US$29,200 million for an environmental protection and resource conservation project.
▪ Graffiti, steak knives, coffee cups Cox arranged and approved dozens of loans for Bay Area homeowners over the years.
measure
▪ The Senate had already approved a similar measure.
▪ Seventy percent of the voters approved Measure G, which sets an urban growth boundary around the perimeter of Novato.
▪ Parliament will soon be asked to approve measures to reform education, health, the criminal justice system and welfare provision.
▪ Even if approved, the measure faces an uncertain fate in the Democratic-controlled state Senate.
▪ The House of Representatives had approved the measure on Nov. 14, the day after it was reported out of committee.
▪ Voters overwhelmingly approved a measure last month to exempt the ballpark from waterfront development restrictions.
▪ Plans still have to be approved but the measures may be in place by September.
▪ The House of Representatives approved a similar measure Tuesday by voice vote.
million
▪ Voters in 1997 approved $ 27.9 million in bonds for open space, and $ 15.6 has been spent.
▪ Congress has approved $ 117 million in development aid and loan guarantees to Pretoria this year.
▪ San Francisco voters already have approved writing $ 100 million in bonds to help finance the project.
▪ Voters in June approved a $ 525 million stadium and mall complex to replace the aging Candlestick.
package
▪ Software Approval Modules can only be approved via a package, not individually.
▪ You must be the package manager or the user nominated to approve the package to obtain the approval listings.
parliament
▪ They point out that Parliament has yet to approve the changes which would allow it to go ahead.
▪ A scheme to share the costs between insurers and taxpayers has been agreed to, but Parliament has yet to approve it.
▪ The plan was announced after parliament had approved subsidies which will cover up to 40 percent of the costs.
▪ After four weeks of debate, Parliament approved the 1991/92 budget on Jan. 25, 1991.
▪ It is no surprise that parliament should have approved a conservative plan.
▪ In February 1961 Parliament was asked to approve the grant of an extra £12,000 in the Supplementary Estimates.
▪ To do so he would have to ask Parliament to approve legislation to change the date.
▪ Mr Yeltsin repeated his threat that if parliament did not approve his version, he would take it to a referendum.
plan
▪ Not that she approved of his plans.
▪ We approve his plan, and he starts up with your money.
▪ Sedgefield District Council development sub-committee approved the plan which includes felling and replacing old and dangerous trees on the site.
▪ If the committees approves the plan, the full bridge board would act on the proposal Friday.
▪ They could approve providers' capital plans.
▪ But the three-member commission approved the plan unanimously.
▪ Sir John approved Mr Todd's plans to deploy the tasers as soon as pos sible.
principle
▪ The Supreme Soviet approved the proposals in principle on Nov. 17.
▪ It does not embarrass me at all to say that I did not approve of the principle of the community charge.
▪ Support for comprehensive schools is weakest among the over 65s, of whom only 60 % approve of the principle.
project
▪ Would it not be possible to give them an annual grant to spend on projects they approve?
▪ In February 1965, the mayor and council approved the project.
▪ I take issue with the view that district ethics committees are superfluous once central committees have approved a multicentre project.
▪ All this would have been wasted had the project not been approved.
▪ That part of the debate should come to a head in December, when commissioners are scheduled to formally approve the projects.
proposal
▪ In both cases the Bar Council approved and submitted proposals to amend the Regulations.
▪ The county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved some proposals for the program yesterday.
▪ These were approved on the proposal of, seconded by.
▪ The Board of Supervisors should have no problem approving the proposal.
▪ All this worrying proved for naught, because within the week senior management approved her proposal.
▪ The Supreme Soviet approved the proposals in principle on Nov. 17.
▪ Cincinnati voters recently approved a proposal to build two new sports stadiums, one for football, another for baseball.
referendum
▪ None the less the new document, approved by another referendum in October, still gave most authority to the National Assembly.
▪ A new constitution was approved by referendum in February 1987.
▪ A new Constitution was overwhelmingly approved in a referendum on Dec. 23, 1990.
reform
▪ It approved a constitutional reform to make the members of the executive council direct representatives of their governments.
▪ On Aug. 10 the Chamber of Deputies approved a state reform bill on privatization.
request
▪ This is to lead managers to approve or deny the request strictly on business grounds.
resolution
▪ The Assembly adopted a resolution approving the 1991 socio-economic development plan and analysing the results of 1990's plan.
▪ A resolution approving the civil disobedience movement had been passed.
▪ Prior to Gorbachev's re-election, the congress had adopted a resolution approving his report of July 2.
▪ A similar resolution was approved by the House of Representatives in June, but by a much smaller margin.
▪ The resolution was approved by 12 of the 21 Arab League countries.
sale
▪ The Secretary of State must approve each individual sale.
▪ Because the planes were powered by General Electric engines, the United States had to approve the sale, which it did.
▪ I accept that the Secretary of State will have the ultimate responsibility because he will have to approve each sale.
▪ By the time they approve credit the sale has gone to some one else. 2.
▪ As I said, the Secretary of State must approve each sale.
scheme
▪ The powers approved the Soviet scheme with slight amendments.
▪ The factors which the court will take into account in deciding whether to approve a scheme of arrangement include the following.
▪ Doormen plan: Middlesbrough has become the first local authority in Cleveland to approve a proposed licensing scheme for doormen.
▪ The mutant strain appeared in the south of Shetland, just as the council approved the scheme for another year.
▪ Councillors approved the scheme after learning plans for the golf school had been dropped.
▪ Lothian Region and Edinburgh District councils are expected to approve the scheme next month and it could be operational within 18 months.
senate
▪ The Senate had already approved a similar measure.
▪ The Administration proposed and the Senate approved a similar understanding in its resolution of ratification of the Convention against Torture.
▪ The Senate on June 17 approved by 192 to 117 an amended bill, requiring a second reading by the National Assembly.
▪ The Senate approved an overhaul, only to see it die in the House.
▪ The Senate had already approved the treaty on Sept. 17 by 176 votes to 16 with one abstention.
▪ The Senate approved Mr Johnson by a unanimous voice vote late Tuesday night.
▪ Then, in 1994, Clinton won a round when the Senate approved Deval Patrick without much controversy.
▪ Soon after his announcement the House passed the bill, 328-101, and the Senate was expected to approve it Thursday.
shareholder
▪ A definitive agreement for shareholders to approve could come by Feb. 22 when Trafalgar House holds its annual meeting.
▪ The entertainment behemoth has said it would wait until shareholders in both companies approve the acquisition at separate meetings Thursday.
▪ A similar plan offered by a shareholder rights group was approved by shareholders last year, but rejected by the board.
state
▪ The package is yet to be approved by the member states and will be toughly negotiated.
▪ The transaction still must be approved by state regulators.
▪ On Aug. 10 the Chamber of Deputies approved a state reform bill on privatization.
▪ A Wilson spokesman said the governor is reluctant to approve a state takeover of a federal responsibility.
▪ The pay rise prohibition, however, had been approved by only six states by the end of 1791.
use
▪ He would have approved of the extensive use on the site of existing equipment and buildings.
▪ Six thrombolytic agents are either approved for clinical use or under clinical investigation in some patients with acute myocardial infarction.
▪ But some of the drugs have not been approved for use in children and dosages may vary.
▪ There is almost certainly widespread illegal use as well as approved uses.
▪ Dexfenfluramine has been approved for longer-term use.
▪ His live-virus vaccine was approved for use in 1961 even though there is a slight risk of the disease occurring in recipients.
vote
▪ A second new clause setting out the panel's role was approved without a vote.
▪ On July 23 he presented the new Cabinet which was approved by 70 votes to two with eight abstentions.
▪ On July 11, the composition of the Cabinet was approved by 226 votes to 124 with 28 abstentions.
▪ In spite of this the agreement was approved by 44 votes to 28 and the strike began the same evening.
voter
▪ On 8 April 1962, when ninety percent of metropolitan voters approved the Evian Accords, that overriding objective was finally achieved.
▪ If Casas Adobes voters approve the incorporation, Paez estimates it could cost the transportation department roughly $ 2 million a year.
▪ Fifty-two percent of California voters approved the hotly debated term-limits initiative in 1990.
▪ No sooner had voters approved Prop. 209 than civil rights lawyers filed appeals challenging its constitutionality.
▪ Funded by a voter-approved 1998 bond.
▪ Another major challenge could come next year should voters approve a statewide ballot initiative aimed at abolishing mobile-home rent control.
▪ In 1994, voters there approved Proposition 187, which restricts education, health and other state services to illegal aliens.
▪ California voters approved the initiative November 5 by a 54-to-46 percent margin.
■ VERB
ask
▪ Parliament will soon be asked to approve measures to reform education, health, the criminal justice system and welfare provision.
▪ Defying the leaders of both political parties, moderates are asking voters to approve open primary elections for California.
▪ This time she asked Congress to approve a 100 percent increase in soldiers' daily allowance.
▪ Around the fall of 1880, Fred Taylor asked Sellers to approve a series of metal-cutting experiments.
▪ Meal fees: Wear Valley district councillors are being asked to approve increased charges for meals on wheels and luncheon clubs.
▪ The complete Borough Council will be asked to approve the final design of the ladder, officials said.
▪ In February 1961 Parliament was asked to approve the grant of an extra £12,000 in the Supplementary Estimates.
▪ The company said stockholders will be asked to approve the bid at a special meeting in late March.
expect
▪ The announcement came two hours before an extraordinary meeting of Bryant shareholders that had been expected to approve the merger with Beazer.
▪ Soon after his announcement the House passed the bill, 328-101, and the Senate was expected to approve it Thursday.
▪ The changes were supported by all the major parties and were expected to be approved by parliament in due course.
▪ The land swap is expected to be approved or rejected later this year.
▪ Ministers are expected to delay approving the Hastings eastern and western bypasses despite the regional authority voting in favour last month.
▪ Moving with unusual speed, the House is expected to approve on Friday a controversial bill to limit gay marriages.
▪ The Redevelopment Agency Commission is expected to approve a program that calls for investigating two alternative financing schemes.
▪ Senior officials are expected to approve the report by the end of this week.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Bob doesn't approve of alcohol.
▪ Congress voted not to approve the President's plans for cutting the arms budget.
▪ Do you approve of doctors using human embryos for research?
▪ Don will only buy the motorcycle if his parents approve.
▪ Forty percent of registered voters approved of Senator Campbell.
▪ I was surprised that Mom seemed to approve of Tracy's new boyfriend.
▪ Some women do not join unions because their husbands do not approve.
▪ The Medical Research Council said it could not approve the use of the new drug without further tests.
▪ The Senate approved a plan for federal funding of local housing programs.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Assuming the department would approve, I could tell a story or two.
▪ By the time she finished, her father would surely have approved of her work.
▪ He said the proposals would have to be approved by the engineering department.
▪ In 1994, voters there approved Proposition 187, which restricts education, health and other state services to illegal aliens.
▪ In the Watergate scandal, obstruction of justice was number one in the articles of impeachment approved by the House Judiciary Committee.
▪ Kwalwasser drafted a reorganization plan for his office that the board of education approved Tuesday.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Approve
Approve \Ap*prove"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Approved; p. pr. & vb. n. Approving.] [OE. aproven, appreven, to prove, OF. aprover, F. approuver, to approve, fr. L. approbare; ad + probare to esteem as good, approve, prove. See Prove, and cf. Approbate.]
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To show to be real or true; to prove. [Obs.]
Wouldst thou approve thy constancy? Approve First thy obedience.
--Milton. -
To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
Opportunities to approve . . . worth.
--Emerson.He had approved himself a great warrior.
--Macaulay.'T is an old lesson; Time approves it true.
--Byron.His account . . . approves him a man of thought.
--Parkman. To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial.
To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of; as, we approve the measured of the administration.
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To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.
The first care and concern must be to approve himself to God.
--Rogers.Note: This word, when it signifies to be pleased with, to think favorably (of), is often followed by of.
They had not approved of the deposition of James.
--Macaulay.They approved of the political institutions.
--W. Black.
Approve
Approve \Ap*prove"\ ([a^]p*pr[=oo]v"), v. t. [OF. aprouer; a (L. ad) + a form apparently derived fr. the pro, prod, in L. prodest it is useful or profitable, properly the preposition pro for. Cf. Improve.] (Eng. Law) To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit; -- said esp. of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
approve
c.1300, "to demonstrate, prove;" mid-14c., "to attest (something) with authority," from Old French aprover (Modern French approuver) "approve, agree to," from Latin approbare "to assent to as good, regard as good," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + probare "to try, test something (to find if it is good)," from probus "honest, genuine" (see prove).\n
\nThe meaning extended late 14c. to "to sanction, endorse, confirm formally" then to "assent to (something) as good" (early 15c.), especially in reference to the actions of authorities, parliaments, etc. Related: Approved; approving.
Wiktionary
approve
Etymology 1 vb. (context transitive English) To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm. Etymology 2
vb. (context transitive English Law English) To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit;—said especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.
WordNet
approve
v. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" [syn: O.K., okay, sanction] [ant: disapprove]
judge to be right or commendable; think well of [ant: disapprove]
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "approve".
Barbaro desired to accompany us, and the young man, approving all my arrangements, embraced me, swearing everlasting friendship and gratitude.
The princess approved of this advice, and a few days later she called for Emilie and Armelline, and brought them to her palace, where I awaited them with the cardinal, the prince, and the Duchess of Fiano.
His feet dangled over the debris trench which circled the perimeter of the table, and which the suit assured him was reeking in the manner approved by Affronter gourmets.
A second article was approved by the committee alleging perjury in the Jones deposition with a lone Republican defecting.
Thinking that I might wish to settle in France, he left me at his departure, together with the papers establishing my identity, a letter promising, if he approved of my choice, 150,000 livres per annum from the day I was married.
The President was also authorized to approve any one appropriation and disapprove any other in the same bill.
The President may veto any appropriation or appropriations, and approve any other appropriation or appropriations, in the same bill.
According to the ancient Analects, which guided the practitioners of Confucianism, ginger was such an important food that Confucius approved of its use even during periods of fasting or sacrificial worship, when the consumption of all other pungent or malodorous foods was prohibited.
Thereupon I offered my arm to the handsome widow, who thought the arrangement according to the rules of etiquette and good breeding, and an approving look of my Lucrezia gave me the most agreeable sensation.
He thought it altogether novel and unprecedented for a President or a Presidential candidate to think of approving bills whose constitutionality may not be entirely clear to his own mind.
The Baltimore convention passed a set of resolutions, among other things, approving these vetoes, and General Cass declares, in his letter accepting the nomination, that he has carefully read these resolutions, and that he adheres to them as firmly as he approves them cordially.
States, cordially concurring with the Congress of the United States, in the penitential and pious sentiments expressed in the aforesaid resolutions, and heartily approving of the devotional design and purpose thereof, do hereby appoint the first Thursday of August next to be observed by the people of the United States as a day of national humiliation and prayer.
Iris noted the approving inspection of the Vuitton luggage while she tipped the porter.
Spanish affairs, which they all agreed in approving, Prince Andrew began to express a contrary opinion.
The firedrake gave an approving rumble, deep in his throat, and closed his eyes again.