approval

B1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /əˈpɹuvəl/ UK /əˈpɹuːvəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #5395

Meanings

1

noun
Official permission or agreement that something can happen.

The plan still needs approval from the city council.
2

noun
A feeling or expression that you think someone or something is good.

She nodded in approval as he explained his idea.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · official permission or... approbation blessing

2 noun · a feeling or expression... commendation

More accedence allowance assentassentmentauthorization consent sanction

Opposites

disapprobation disapproval nonassent

Word family

Forms approvals

Derived forms disapprovalfore-approvalnonapprovalpostapprovalpreapprovalreapprovalunapproval

Related forms approve approved praise

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Phrases (1)

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loan approval
formal agreement by a lender to provide a loan

Noun + noun

Idioms (1)

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seal of approval
a recognized sign that an authority accepts, supports, or endorses something

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-der. Proto-Italic *proβwos Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *proβwāō Latin probō Latin approbōder. Old French aproverbor. Middle English aproven English approve Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Lat…

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# approval

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈpɹuvəl/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈpɹuːvəl/
**Frequency rank:** 5395

## Meanings
1. Official permission or agreement that something can happen.
2. A feeling or expression that you think someone or something is good.

## Examples
- The plan still needs approval from the city council.
- She nodded in approval as he explained his idea.

## Synonyms
- accedence
- allowance
- assent
- assentment
- authorization
- consent
- sanction

## Antonyms
- disapprobation
- disapproval
- nonassent

## Derived Forms
- disapproval
- fore-approval
- nonapproval
- postapproval
- preapproval
- reapproval
- unapproval

## Related Forms
- approve
- approved
- praise

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-der. Proto-Italic *proβwos Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *proβwāō Latin probō Latin approbōder. Old French aproverbor. Middle English aproven English approve Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Lat…

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- General Vocabulary

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