approve

US: /əˈpɹuv/

UK: /ɐpɹˈuːv/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

approve /ə'pru:v/
  • ngoại động từ
    • tán thành, đồng ý, bằng lòng, chấp thuận
    • xác nhận, phê chuẩn, chuẩn y
    • chứng tỏ, tỏ ra, chứng minh
      • to approve one's valour: chứng tỏ lòng can đảm
      • he approved himself to be a good pianist: anh ta tỏ ra là một người chơi pianô giỏi
  • nội động từ
    • approve of tán thành, đồng ý, bằng lòng, chấp thuận
      • to approve of the proposal: tán thành đề nghị

Advanced English dictionary

+ verb
1 [V] ~ (of sb/sth) to think that sb/sth is good, acceptable or suitable: I told my mother I wanted to marry Jan but she didn't approve. + Do you approve of my idea? + He doesn't approve of me leaving school this year. + (formal) He doesn't approve of my leaving school this year.
Antonym: DISAPPROVE
2 [VN] to officially agree to a plan, proposal, request, etc: The committee unanimously approved the plan.
3 [VN] [often passive] to say that sth is good enough to be used, or is correct: The course is approved by the Department for Education. + The auditors approved the company's accounts.

Thesaurus dictionary

v.
1 Often, approve of. allow, countenance, condone, permit, sanction, authorize, endorse, put one's imprimatur on, agree (to), accept, assent (to), go along with, Colloq OK or okay, give the green light or go-ahead or one's blessing (to), rubber-stamp:
The headmistress would never approve your leaving the building during classes.
2 confirm, affirm, support, ratify, uphold, subscribe to, second, give the stamp of approval to; favour, commend, recommend:
Sheila Jones's appointment to the commission has been approved unanimously.
3 approve of. sanction, consider fair or good or right, accept, favour, respect, be partial to, like, have regard for, have a preference for, tolerate, reconcile oneself to:
I always had the feeling that her father didn't quite approve of me.

Collocation

1 like sb/sth

ADV.

heartily, thoroughly, very much, wholeheartedly
I wholeheartedly approve of his actions.

PREP.

of
I very much approve of these new tests.

2 agree to sth

ADV.

formally, officially
His appointment has not been formally approved yet.
| overwhelmingly, unanimously


Concise dictionary

approves|approved|approvingə'pruːv
verb
+give sanction to
+judge to be right or commendable; think well of

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