approve

//əˈpruːv//
B1Frequency Level 7Neutral
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Verb

approveInfinitive
approvePresent tense
approvedPast tense
approvedPast participle
approvingPresent participle
approvesThird-person singular
1

to officially accept or agree to something as satisfactory or correct

The committee approved the new budget proposal.

2

to have a favorable opinion of someone or something; to think that someone or something is good or acceptable

I don't approve of his behavior.