Definition of approve in English:

approve

verb əˈpruːvəˈpruv

[with object]

1Officially agree to or accept as satisfactory.
批准，同意，认可
the budget was approved by parliament
预算被议会批准了。
Example sentencesExamples
- School trustees may have scored a goal with young athletes Monday night, approving a specialized sports course to be launched from Palmer secondary this fall.
- A huge expansion of a busy supermarket has been approved by planning officials.
- If the Parliament approves proposals, it is possible for the Council to pass legislation by a majority vote instead of requiring unanimous approval from the members of the Council.
- When, in the course of administering town planning, a public planning authority approves an application by or on behalf of a landholder to use land for a more intensive use, the value of the land is increased.
- All three have said they proposed to approve the plans, subject to the Secretary of State's views.
- What we have here as a problem is a lack of prudence in approving a loan proposal.
- Other citizens in attendance support the plan, and the committee approves the proposal.
- The regulations must be laid before Parliament and are to lapse at the end of 7 days unless in that time each House of Parliament passes a resolution approving them.
- If our budget proposals are not approved by the House, we can use the previous budget.
- If councillors approve the latest proposals to the district plan it could be adopted by the end of May.
- Councillors agreed to approve the proposals, so care home residents would not be disturbed by construction work.
- These potentially conflicting imperatives can be reconciled if the senate approves course descriptions whenever relevant professional standards have been satisfied.
- If they approve the proposals, the plans will go to the Scottish Executive for consideration.
- Members voted to approve the plans claiming the proposals were in accordance with policy and that there was both local and historic interest.
- The authority has a month to decide either to approve the merger or to carry out a more detailed investigation.
- The Prime Minister approved the request on 9 February 1962.
- The European Parliament approves the EU's budget, and co-decides most EU legislation with the Council of Ministers, which comprises the 15 member states.
- Despite this presidential warning shot, the Senate narrowly approved both amendments.
- The parliament promulgates laws, approves the national budget, monitors the legality of governmental activities, and, in concert with the president, exerts legislative power.
- ‘Even if the Committee, Council and the State Government approves our proposal, we will have to clear all legal hurdles before we implement it,’ the official added.
Synonyms
accept, agree to, consent to, assent to, acquiesce in, concur in, accede to, give one's blessing to, bless, give one's seal/stamp of approval to, rubber-stamp, say yes to
ratify, sanction, endorse, authorize, mandate, license, warrant, validate, pass
confirm, support, back
give one's permission/leave
informal give the go-ahead to, give the green light to, give the OK to, OK, give the thumbs up to, give the nod, say the word, buy
1. 1.1no object Believe that someone or something is good or acceptable.
  称许，同意，认可
  I don't approve of romance
  我不认可传奇文学。
  they would not approve
  Example sentencesExamples
  I just don't approve of the bells on the new trams.
  No one in my family approved of my writing, and especially not my mother.
  Dentists approve of children's electric toothbrushes because they clean well, but even so, a parent should do the brushing.
  Someone donating that much to me would be doing so because they approve of the idea of an independent journalist.
  Even though I don't believe she ever came to like him or approve of many of his views, she came to care about him.
  Look, just because you have to tolerate something doesn't mean you have to approve of it!
  This is not to say that they approve of the man in all his particulars.
  I don't approve of smoking in any form, whether it's cannabis or nicotine, but I do think the police were going a little bit over the top.
  No citizen should feel that their equality before the law is dependent on their embrace of political views that we approve of.
  After all, what if the ideas that end up winning popular support don't happen to be ones that they approve of?
  While condemning pornography, most of us approve of, or even advocate, erotica.
  National polls show that barely one-third of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing.
  He knew Allison probably didn't approve of his leather coat.
  How do I know you haven't edited out all the interesting bits, simply because you don't approve of murder stories?
  I heartily approve of Roman numerals and support their use - provided it is in the right place and applied correctly.
  You not only have to have a director you approve of, you have to have a producer who approves of the director, and you have to have a studio, a company, that's going to support you the way you want to make the film.
  I wasn't sure there was any part of my life she did approve of and it wasn't as if she believed in quiet disapproval.
  Every concert was packed by enthusiastic audiences who clearly approved of what they heard.
  Synonyms
  agree with, hold with, endorse, support, back, uphold, subscribe to, recommend, advocate, second, express one's approval of, be in favour of, favour, think well of, like, look on with favour, give one's blessing to, tolerate, appreciate, countenance, take kindly to
  be pleased with, admire, hold in regard/esteem, commend, embrace, applaud, acclaim, praise
  informal go along with
  admiring, appreciative, appreciating, favourable, respectful, esteeming, commendatory, commending, applauding, acclamatory, acclaiming, praising, flattering, congratulatory, rapturous
  formal encomiastic, eulogistic, laudatory, panegyrical
2archaic Prove; show.
〈古〉证明；显示
he approved himself ripe for military command
他证明自己已成熟，足以胜任军事指挥的工作。
Example sentencesExamples
- After that fourth trial, sundry of the kings and many of the lesser barons and knights and all of the commons cried out that these were trials enough, and that Arthur had assuredly approved himself to be rightwise King; wherefore they demanded that he should be made King indeed so that he might rule over them.
- He approved himself to his comrades brave, generous, self-sacrificing.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French aprover, from Latin approbare (see approbate). The original sense was 'prove, demonstrate', later 'corroborate, confirm', hence 'pronounce to be satisfactory' (late Middle English).

Rhymes

groove, improve, move, prove, you've

Definition of approve in US English:

approve

verbəˈpro͞ovəˈpruv

[with object]

1Officially agree to or accept as satisfactory.
批准，同意，认可
the budget was approved by Congress
预算被议会批准了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite this presidential warning shot, the Senate narrowly approved both amendments.
- The Prime Minister approved the request on 9 February 1962.
- ‘Even if the Committee, Council and the State Government approves our proposal, we will have to clear all legal hurdles before we implement it,’ the official added.
- The European Parliament approves the EU's budget, and co-decides most EU legislation with the Council of Ministers, which comprises the 15 member states.
- When, in the course of administering town planning, a public planning authority approves an application by or on behalf of a landholder to use land for a more intensive use, the value of the land is increased.
- The regulations must be laid before Parliament and are to lapse at the end of 7 days unless in that time each House of Parliament passes a resolution approving them.
- All three have said they proposed to approve the plans, subject to the Secretary of State's views.
- Councillors agreed to approve the proposals, so care home residents would not be disturbed by construction work.
- Members voted to approve the plans claiming the proposals were in accordance with policy and that there was both local and historic interest.
- A huge expansion of a busy supermarket has been approved by planning officials.
- If councillors approve the latest proposals to the district plan it could be adopted by the end of May.
- Other citizens in attendance support the plan, and the committee approves the proposal.
- If they approve the proposals, the plans will go to the Scottish Executive for consideration.
- If the Parliament approves proposals, it is possible for the Council to pass legislation by a majority vote instead of requiring unanimous approval from the members of the Council.
- If our budget proposals are not approved by the House, we can use the previous budget.
- What we have here as a problem is a lack of prudence in approving a loan proposal.
- These potentially conflicting imperatives can be reconciled if the senate approves course descriptions whenever relevant professional standards have been satisfied.
- The parliament promulgates laws, approves the national budget, monitors the legality of governmental activities, and, in concert with the president, exerts legislative power.
- The authority has a month to decide either to approve the merger or to carry out a more detailed investigation.
- School trustees may have scored a goal with young athletes Monday night, approving a specialized sports course to be launched from Palmer secondary this fall.
Synonyms
accept, agree to, consent to, assent to, acquiesce in, concur in, accede to, give one's blessing to, bless, give one's seal of approval to, give one's stamp of approval to, rubber-stamp, say yes to
1. 1.1no object Believe that someone or something is good or acceptable.
  称许，同意，认可
  I don't approve of the way she pampers my father and brothers
  Example sentencesExamples
  Look, just because you have to tolerate something doesn't mean you have to approve of it!
  Someone donating that much to me would be doing so because they approve of the idea of an independent journalist.
  How do I know you haven't edited out all the interesting bits, simply because you don't approve of murder stories?
  Every concert was packed by enthusiastic audiences who clearly approved of what they heard.
  I heartily approve of Roman numerals and support their use - provided it is in the right place and applied correctly.
  No one in my family approved of my writing, and especially not my mother.
  Dentists approve of children's electric toothbrushes because they clean well, but even so, a parent should do the brushing.
  No citizen should feel that their equality before the law is dependent on their embrace of political views that we approve of.
  He knew Allison probably didn't approve of his leather coat.
  After all, what if the ideas that end up winning popular support don't happen to be ones that they approve of?
  I just don't approve of the bells on the new trams.
  National polls show that barely one-third of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing.
  I wasn't sure there was any part of my life she did approve of and it wasn't as if she believed in quiet disapproval.
  This is not to say that they approve of the man in all his particulars.
  I don't approve of smoking in any form, whether it's cannabis or nicotine, but I do think the police were going a little bit over the top.
  While condemning pornography, most of us approve of, or even advocate, erotica.
  Even though I don't believe she ever came to like him or approve of many of his views, she came to care about him.
  You not only have to have a director you approve of, you have to have a producer who approves of the director, and you have to have a studio, a company, that's going to support you the way you want to make the film.
  Synonyms
  agree with, hold with, endorse, support, back, uphold, subscribe to, recommend, advocate, second, express one's approval of, be in favour of, favour, think well of, like, look on with favour, give one's blessing to, tolerate, appreciate, countenance, take kindly to
  admiring, appreciative, appreciating, favourable, respectful, esteeming, commendatory, commending, applauding, acclamatory, acclaiming, praising, flattering, congratulatory, rapturous
2archaic Prove; show.
〈古〉证明；显示
he approved himself ripe for military command
他证明自己已成熟，足以胜任军事指挥的工作。
Example sentencesExamples
- He approved himself to his comrades brave, generous, self-sacrificing.
- After that fourth trial, sundry of the kings and many of the lesser barons and knights and all of the commons cried out that these were trials enough, and that Arthur had assuredly approved himself to be rightwise King; wherefore they demanded that he should be made King indeed so that he might rule over them.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French aprover, from Latin approbare (see approbate). The original sense was ‘prove, demonstrate’, later ‘corroborate, confirm’, hence ‘pronounce to be satisfactory’ ( late Middle English).

单词	approve
释义	Definition of approve in English: approve verb əˈpruːvəˈpruv [with object] 1Officially agree to or accept as satisfactory. 批准，同意，认可 the budget was approved by parliament 预算被议会批准了。 Example sentencesExamples School trustees may have scored a goal with young athletes Monday night, approving a specialized sports course to be launched from Palmer secondary this fall. A huge expansion of a busy supermarket has been approved by planning officials. If the Parliament approves proposals, it is possible for the Council to pass legislation by a majority vote instead of requiring unanimous approval from the members of the Council. When, in the course of administering town planning, a public planning authority approves an application by or on behalf of a landholder to use land for a more intensive use, the value of the land is increased. All three have said they proposed to approve the plans, subject to the Secretary of State's views. What we have here as a problem is a lack of prudence in approving a loan proposal. Other citizens in attendance support the plan, and the committee approves the proposal. The regulations must be laid before Parliament and are to lapse at the end of 7 days unless in that time each House of Parliament passes a resolution approving them. If our budget proposals are not approved by the House, we can use the previous budget. If councillors approve the latest proposals to the district plan it could be adopted by the end of May. Councillors agreed to approve the proposals, so care home residents would not be disturbed by construction work. These potentially conflicting imperatives can be reconciled if the senate approves course descriptions whenever relevant professional standards have been satisfied. If they approve the proposals, the plans will go to the Scottish Executive for consideration. Members voted to approve the plans claiming the proposals were in accordance with policy and that there was both local and historic interest. The authority has a month to decide either to approve the merger or to carry out a more detailed investigation. The Prime Minister approved the request on 9 February 1962. The European Parliament approves the EU's budget, and co-decides most EU legislation with the Council of Ministers, which comprises the 15 member states. Despite this presidential warning shot, the Senate narrowly approved both amendments. The parliament promulgates laws, approves the national budget, monitors the legality of governmental activities, and, in concert with the president, exerts legislative power. ‘Even if the Committee, Council and the State Government approves our proposal, we will have to clear all legal hurdles before we implement it,’ the official added. Synonyms accept, agree to, consent to, assent to, acquiesce in, concur in, accede to, give one's blessing to, bless, give one's seal/stamp of approval to, rubber-stamp, say yes to ratify, sanction, endorse, authorize, mandate, license, warrant, validate, pass confirm, support, back give one's permission/leave informal give the go-ahead to, give the green light to, give the OK to, OK, give the thumbs up to, give the nod, say the word, buy 1.1no object Believe that someone or something is good or acceptable. 称许，同意，认可 I don't approve of romance 我不认可传奇文学。 they would not approve Example sentencesExamples I just don't approve of the bells on the new trams. No one in my family approved of my writing, and especially not my mother. Dentists approve of children's electric toothbrushes because they clean well, but even so, a parent should do the brushing. Someone donating that much to me would be doing so because they approve of the idea of an independent journalist. Even though I don't believe she ever came to like him or approve of many of his views, she came to care about him. Look, just because you have to tolerate something doesn't mean you have to approve of it! This is not to say that they approve of the man in all his particulars. I don't approve of smoking in any form, whether it's cannabis or nicotine, but I do think the police were going a little bit over the top. No citizen should feel that their equality before the law is dependent on their embrace of political views that we approve of. After all, what if the ideas that end up winning popular support don't happen to be ones that they approve of? While condemning pornography, most of us approve of, or even advocate, erotica. National polls show that barely one-third of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. He knew Allison probably didn't approve of his leather coat. How do I know you haven't edited out all the interesting bits, simply because you don't approve of murder stories? I heartily approve of Roman numerals and support their use - provided it is in the right place and applied correctly. You not only have to have a director you approve of, you have to have a producer who approves of the director, and you have to have a studio, a company, that's going to support you the way you want to make the film. I wasn't sure there was any part of my life she did approve of and it wasn't as if she believed in quiet disapproval. Every concert was packed by enthusiastic audiences who clearly approved of what they heard. Synonyms agree with, hold with, endorse, support, back, uphold, subscribe to, recommend, advocate, second, express one's approval of, be in favour of, favour, think well of, like, look on with favour, give one's blessing to, tolerate, appreciate, countenance, take kindly to be pleased with, admire, hold in regard/esteem, commend, embrace, applaud, acclaim, praise informal go along with admiring, appreciative, appreciating, favourable, respectful, esteeming, commendatory, commending, applauding, acclamatory, acclaiming, praising, flattering, congratulatory, rapturous formal encomiastic, eulogistic, laudatory, panegyrical 2archaic Prove; show. 〈古〉证明；显示 he approved himself ripe for military command 他证明自己已成熟，足以胜任军事指挥的工作。 Example sentencesExamples After that fourth trial, sundry of the kings and many of the lesser barons and knights and all of the commons cried out that these were trials enough, and that Arthur had assuredly approved himself to be rightwise King; wherefore they demanded that he should be made King indeed so that he might rule over them. He approved himself to his comrades brave, generous, self-sacrificing. Origin Middle English: from Old French aprover, from Latin approbare (see approbate). The original sense was 'prove, demonstrate', later 'corroborate, confirm', hence 'pronounce to be satisfactory' (late Middle English). Rhymes groove, improve, move, prove, you've Definition of approve in US English: approve verbəˈpro͞ovəˈpruv [with object] 1Officially agree to or accept as satisfactory. 批准，同意，认可 the budget was approved by Congress 预算被议会批准了。 Example sentencesExamples Despite this presidential warning shot, the Senate narrowly approved both amendments. The Prime Minister approved the request on 9 February 1962. ‘Even if the Committee, Council and the State Government approves our proposal, we will have to clear all legal hurdles before we implement it,’ the official added. The European Parliament approves the EU's budget, and co-decides most EU legislation with the Council of Ministers, which comprises the 15 member states. When, in the course of administering town planning, a public planning authority approves an application by or on behalf of a landholder to use land for a more intensive use, the value of the land is increased. The regulations must be laid before Parliament and are to lapse at the end of 7 days unless in that time each House of Parliament passes a resolution approving them. All three have said they proposed to approve the plans, subject to the Secretary of State's views. Councillors agreed to approve the proposals, so care home residents would not be disturbed by construction work. Members voted to approve the plans claiming the proposals were in accordance with policy and that there was both local and historic interest. A huge expansion of a busy supermarket has been approved by planning officials. If councillors approve the latest proposals to the district plan it could be adopted by the end of May. Other citizens in attendance support the plan, and the committee approves the proposal. If they approve the proposals, the plans will go to the Scottish Executive for consideration. If the Parliament approves proposals, it is possible for the Council to pass legislation by a majority vote instead of requiring unanimous approval from the members of the Council. If our budget proposals are not approved by the House, we can use the previous budget. What we have here as a problem is a lack of prudence in approving a loan proposal. These potentially conflicting imperatives can be reconciled if the senate approves course descriptions whenever relevant professional standards have been satisfied. The parliament promulgates laws, approves the national budget, monitors the legality of governmental activities, and, in concert with the president, exerts legislative power. The authority has a month to decide either to approve the merger or to carry out a more detailed investigation. School trustees may have scored a goal with young athletes Monday night, approving a specialized sports course to be launched from Palmer secondary this fall. Synonyms accept, agree to, consent to, assent to, acquiesce in, concur in, accede to, give one's blessing to, bless, give one's seal of approval to, give one's stamp of approval to, rubber-stamp, say yes to 1.1no object Believe that someone or something is good or acceptable. 称许，同意，认可 I don't approve of the way she pampers my father and brothers Example sentencesExamples Look, just because you have to tolerate something doesn't mean you have to approve of it! Someone donating that much to me would be doing so because they approve of the idea of an independent journalist. How do I know you haven't edited out all the interesting bits, simply because you don't approve of murder stories? Every concert was packed by enthusiastic audiences who clearly approved of what they heard. I heartily approve of Roman numerals and support their use - provided it is in the right place and applied correctly. No one in my family approved of my writing, and especially not my mother. Dentists approve of children's electric toothbrushes because they clean well, but even so, a parent should do the brushing. No citizen should feel that their equality before the law is dependent on their embrace of political views that we approve of. He knew Allison probably didn't approve of his leather coat. After all, what if the ideas that end up winning popular support don't happen to be ones that they approve of? I just don't approve of the bells on the new trams. National polls show that barely one-third of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. I wasn't sure there was any part of my life she did approve of and it wasn't as if she believed in quiet disapproval. This is not to say that they approve of the man in all his particulars. I don't approve of smoking in any form, whether it's cannabis or nicotine, but I do think the police were going a little bit over the top. While condemning pornography, most of us approve of, or even advocate, erotica. Even though I don't believe she ever came to like him or approve of many of his views, she came to care about him. You not only have to have a director you approve of, you have to have a producer who approves of the director, and you have to have a studio, a company, that's going to support you the way you want to make the film. Synonyms agree with, hold with, endorse, support, back, uphold, subscribe to, recommend, advocate, second, express one's approval of, be in favour of, favour, think well of, like, look on with favour, give one's blessing to, tolerate, appreciate, countenance, take kindly to admiring, appreciative, appreciating, favourable, respectful, esteeming, commendatory, commending, applauding, acclamatory, acclaiming, praising, flattering, congratulatory, rapturous 2archaic Prove; show. 〈古〉证明；显示 he approved himself ripe for military command 他证明自己已成熟，足以胜任军事指挥的工作。 Example sentencesExamples He approved himself to his comrades brave, generous, self-sacrificing. After that fourth trial, sundry of the kings and many of the lesser barons and knights and all of the commons cried out that these were trials enough, and that Arthur had assuredly approved himself to be rightwise King; wherefore they demanded that he should be made King indeed so that he might rule over them. Origin Middle English: from Old French aprover, from Latin approbare (see approbate). The original sense was ‘prove, demonstrate’, later ‘corroborate, confirm’, hence ‘pronounce to be satisfactory’ ( late Middle English).
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