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approve

/əˈpɹuːv/verb2 syllables

Approve means: give sanction to.

Synonyms for approve9

verb, as in give sanction to

O.K., okay, sanction

also used for approve

cheer, agree with, approbate, back, support, think much of

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Opposites of approve

disapprove

What does approve mean?2

verb

1

give sanction to“I approve of his educational policies”

2

judge to be right or commendable; think well of

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with approve?6

one syllable

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two syllables

improveremove

three syllables

disapprove
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Approve in a sentence

  • I approve of everything that you did, except this.adiante19
  • Even assuming you're right, we can't approve your plan.6dDcHYgMAg
  • If you have no other ideas, then approve this one.Josephlingo
  • In a bicameral legislature, both chambers must approve a bill before it becomes law.rul
  • I cannot approve of the plan, seeing that it costs too much.unknown
  • Granting that you are right, we still can't approve of your plan.unknown
  • We're not doing anything you wouldn't approve of.CK
  • The boss could not approve of what one of his men did.AlanF_US

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Forms of approve

as a verb

past tense
approved
present participle
approving
third-person singular
approves
past participle
approved