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to approve
01
to officially agree to a plan, proposal, etc.
Transitive: to approve a plan or proposal
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
approve
3rd person singular
approves
Present participle
approving
Past simple
approved
Past participle
approved
Examples
The board of directors approved the new budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
1.1
to view someone or something favorably and express a positive opinion
Transitive: to approve of sth
Examples
She approved of her sister's decision to pursue a career in music.
Lexical Tree
approved
approver
approving
approve
