- approve of someone or something
- approve of someone or somethingto take a favorable view of someone or something. •
I approve of the way you have remodeled the kitchen.
•I don't approve of your foul language.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
approve of someone or something
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approve */*/*/ — UK [əˈpruːv] / US [əˈpruv] verb Word forms approve : present tense I/you/we/they approve he/she/it approves present participle approving past tense approved past participle approved Get it right: approve: When approve means to have a positive… … English dictionary
approve — ap|prove [ ə pruv ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive never progressive to have a positive feeling toward someone or something that you consider to be good or suitable: You re leaving college! Do your parents approve? approve of: He seemed to approve of … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
approve — [[t]əpru͟ːv[/t]] ♦♦ approves, approving, approved 1) VERB: oft with brd neg If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it. [V of n] Not everyone approves of the festival... [V of n] I approved of the… … English dictionary
approve of sb — approve of sb/sth ► to have a good opinion of someone or something: »Close to 90% of people approve of his handling of the crisis. Main Entry: ↑approve … Financial and business terms
approve of sb/sth — ► to have a good opinion of someone or something: »Close to 90% of people approve of his handling of the crisis. Main Entry: ↑approve … Financial and business terms
approve of sth — approve of sb/sth ► to have a good opinion of someone or something: »Close to 90% of people approve of his handling of the crisis. Main Entry: ↑approve … Financial and business terms
approve — ► VERB 1) (often approve of) believe that someone or something is good or acceptable. 2) officially acknowledge as satisfactory. ORIGIN Old French aprover, from Latin approbare … English terms dictionary
approve — approvedly, adv. approvedness, n. approvingly, adv. /euh proohv /, v., approved, approving. v.t. 1. to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably: to approve the policies of the administration. 2. to… … Universalium
approve*/ — [əˈpruːv] verb 1) to think that someone or something is good Ant: disapprove You re leaving college! Do your parents approve?[/ex] He seemed to approve of my choice.[/ex] I don t really approve of children wearing make up.[/ex] 2) [T] to give… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
approve — ap|prove W2S2 [əˈpru:v] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: aprover, from Latin approbare, from ad to + probare to prove ] 1.) [T] to officially accept a plan, proposal etc ▪ The conference approved a proposal for a referendum. 2.) [I] to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
approve of — believe that someone or something is good or acceptable. → approve … English new terms dictionary
