Approve
[ə'pruːv] or [ə'prʊv]
Definition
(verb.) judge to be right or commendable; think well of.
(verb.) give sanction to; 'I approve of his educational policies'.
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Definition
(v. t.) To show to be real or true; to prove.
(v. t.) To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
(v. t.) To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial.
(v. t.) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of; as, we approve the measured of the administration.
(v. t.) To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.
(v. t.) 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.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Commend, recommend, praise, like, appreciate, value, think well or favorably of, think highly of, speak well of, be pleased with.[2]. Sanction, confirm, justify, ratify, sustain, make valid.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Like, comment, sanction, praise, support, second, promote, encourage,authorize
ANT:Disapprove, dislike, censure, blame, disown, disavow
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Definition
v.t. (law) to turn to one's profit increase the value of.
v.t. to show demonstrate (also reflexively): to sanction or ratify: to think well of to be pleased with to commend: (Shak.) to put to the trial hence also to convict upon proof.—v.i. to judge favourably to be pleased (with of).—adj. Approv′able deserving approval—ns. Approv′al the act of approving: approbation; Approv′er one who approves: (law) an accomplice in crime admitted to give evidence against a prisoner.—adv. Approv′ingly.
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Examples
- I approve of her looking at me; it does me good. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Will you say whether you approve of my proposal? Plato. The Republic.
- When a man is in love, said Crispin intensively, it is no use reasoning with him; and, as regards Helena, I quite approve of all you say. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- How would the lady-chief of an English school approve this custom? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Well, that is generous, said Mr. Farebrother, compelling himself to approve of the man whom he disliked. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I am glad you approve of what I have done, said he very comfortably. Jane Austen. Emma.
- It was only an act of benevolence which your noble heart would approve. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Sir Thomas approved of it for another reason. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Approved, March the 2d, 1791. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- His suggestions were finally approved, although they did not immediately find favor in Washington. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Pin it round your neck, and then it will be useful, said Laurie, looking down at the little blue boots, which he evidently approved of. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I approved, for my part, the amusing one's self with poetry now and then, so far as to improve one's language, but no farther. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- If any of them had approved the move they did not say so to me. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I have taken a book written by one eminent professor and evidently approved by others, for they use it as a text-book. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I have great hopes for my boy, observed Jo, watching him fly over the fence with an approving smile. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Mr. Jobling approving, Smallweed puts himself under the tall hat and conveys it out of the dining-rooms in the Guppy manner. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Sir Thomas looked again, and then replied with an approving smile, I am happy to find our sentiments on this subject so much the same. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- An approving murmur arose from the heads of tribes; as saying, 'There you have him! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Dame Durden puts on her approving face, and it's done! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- John and Isabella, and every other friend, were agreed in approving it. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I'm glad he's gone, said Amy, with an approving smile. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The curse is laid upon them of being and doing what it approves, and when they attempt first principles the failure is ludicrous. Plato. The Republic.
- But no one approves of them. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Unquestionably, he said, the wise man speaks with authority when he approves of his own life. Plato. The Republic.
- If thou wilt wrap the picture up and let me take it home I will show it to my husband, and if he approves I will send thee the price of it to-morrow. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Whether one approves or not, it is at least admirable stoicism, of which the world has too little. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- No, nothing is asked, but whether Harriette Wilson approves of this or that? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
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