approve

About 5.60 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.

   Although we may disagree with it, we must nevertheless approve the sentence handed down by the court-martial.

2. verb 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.

3. verb To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
4. verb 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.

5. verb To show to be worthy; to demonstrate the merits of.
6. verb To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit — said especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.

Similar words

ok sanction okay approver endorse permission endorsement authorization approval authorize

Often followed by

of the or a it and any all his

Word family

approved approves approving approvingly