approve
To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.
Example
“Although we may disagree with it, we must nevertheless approve the sentence handed down by the court-martial.”
Other meanings
To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
“We approve the measure of the administration, for it is an excellent decision.”
To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept.
“Her mother never approves of any of her boyfriends. She thinks nobody is good enough for her little girl.”
Synonyms
- okay
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "approbō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “approve” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.