approve

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˈpruːv/ UK /əˈpɹuːv/ See IPA manual

Freq #4505

Meanings

1

verb
To think that something or someone is good or acceptable.

Her parents did not approve of her new boyfriend.
2

verb
To officially agree to or accept something.

The committee approved the budget for next year.

Verb forms

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Multiword verbs with approve

approve of Prepositional verb B1

to consider someone or something acceptable or good

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 verb · to officially agree to or... sanction ratify

More approbateback support

Opposites

contradict disapprove oppose

Word family

Forms approvedapprovesapprovingapprovingly

Derived forms approbationapprovableapprovablyapprovalapproveeapprovement approver disapproveforeapprovepreapprovereapproveunapprove

Related forms praise

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Phrases (1)

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approve of
to consider someone or something acceptable or good

Verb + preposition/particle

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 From Middle English aproven, appreoven, appreven, aprev…

aproven Middle English aprover Old French approbō Latin

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# approve

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈpruːv/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈpɹuːv/
**Frequency rank:** 4505

## Meanings
1. To think that something or someone is good or acceptable.
2. To officially agree to or accept something.

## Examples
- Her parents did not approve of her new boyfriend.
- The committee approved the budget for next year.

## Synonyms
- approbate
- back
- support

## Antonyms
- contradict
- disapprove
- oppose

## Derived Forms
- approbation
- approvable
- approvably
- approval
- approvee
- approvement
- approver
- disapprove
- foreapprove
- preapprove
- reapprove
- unapprove

## Related Forms
- praise

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: aproven
- Root: aprover
- Root: approbō

## 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 From Middle English aproven, appreoven, appreven, aprev…

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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