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approveto officially accept or agree to something

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to officially accept or agree to something

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈpruːv/

Korean meaning: 승인하다, 허가하다

Korean pronunciation: 어**프루**브

Example Sentences

  • My cat seems to approve of the new expensive cat food by completely ignoring it.
  • The board will approve the merger next week.
  • I highly approve of pizza for breakfast - it's basically a vegetable, right?

approve

VERB

//əˈpruːv//

to officially accept or agree to something

approve concept
💡 Concept

The executive approves the business contract with an official stamp

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approve rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

She'll approve as you improve and move!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈpruːv/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈpruːv/

🌳Etymology

Prefixap--
Rootprove
Suffix--e

Origin

From Old French 'aprover' meaning 'to assent to' or 'to agree with,' derived from Latin 'approbare' composed of 'ad-' (to) and 'probare' (to assent or prove).

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🎵Rhyme

improvegroovemoveprove
improve
groove
move
prove

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat seems to approve of the new expensive cat food by completely ignoring it.

The board will approve the merger next week.

😄 Fun example

I highly approve of pizza for breakfast - it's basically a vegetable, right?

The FDA approved the new medication after extensive trials.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

authorizesanctionendorseconsentratify

Antonyms

disapproverejectdeny

Related

approvalapproveddisapprovalapprobation