approve

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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: ə-pro͞ovʹ
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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /əˈpɹuːv/
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• rhymes with -uːv
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro-der. Proto-Indo-European *bhuH-der. Proto-Italic *proβwos Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *proβwāō Latin probō Latin approbōder. Old French aproverbor. Middle English aproven English approve From Middle English aproven, appreoven, appreven, apreven, borrowed from Old French aprover, approver, approuvir, appreuver (“to approve”), from Latin approbō, from ad + probō (“to esteem as good, approve, prove”). Doublet of approbate. By surface analysis, ad- + prove.

From Middle English approuen, approven, from Old French aprouer; a- + a form apparently derived from the pro, prod, in Latin prōsum (“be useful or profitable”). Compare with improve.

197 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: miratoj — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Arabic: صَدَّقَ (ṣaddaqa) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Arabic: وَافَقَ (wāfaqa) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Armenian: հաստատել (hastatel) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Azerbaijani: təsdiq etmək — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Azerbaijani: təsdiqləmək — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Basque: onetsi — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Belarusian: ухваля́ць (uxvaljácʹ) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Belarusian: ухвалі́ць (uxvalícʹ) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Belarusian: адабра́ць (adabrácʹ) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Belarusian: адо́брыць (adóbrycʹ) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Bulgarian: утвържда́вам (utvǎrždávam) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Bulgarian: утвърдя́ (utvǎrdjá) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Bulgarian: одобря́вам (odobrjávam) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Bulgarian: одобря́ (odobrjá) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Catalan: aprovar — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Chinese Cantonese: 批准 (pai1 zeon2) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Chinese Mandarin: 批准 (pīzhǔn) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Chinese Mandarin: 贊成 /赞成 (zànchéng) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Czech: schvalovat — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Czech: schválit — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Danish: godkende — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Dutch: goedkeuren — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Esperanto: aprobi — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Estonian: heaks kiitma — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Finnish: hyväksyä — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Finnish: vahvistaa — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Finnish: antaa suostumus — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• French: approuver — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Georgian: მოწონება (moc̣oneba) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Georgian: დადასტურება (dadasṭureba) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Georgian: დამტკიცება (damṭḳiceba) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Georgian: სანქციონირება (sankcionireba) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Georgian: სანქცირება (sankcireba) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• German: billigen — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• German: genehmigen — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Greek: εγκρίνω (egkríno) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Ancient Greek: δοκιμάζω (dokimázō) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Ancient Greek: ἐγκρίνω (enkrínō) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Hebrew: אִשֵּׁר (ishér) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Hindi: अनुमोदन करना (anumodan karnā) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Hungarian: jóváhagy — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Hungarian: engedélyez — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Hungarian: elfogad — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Hungarian: hozzájárul — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Italian: approvare — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Japanese: 承認する (shōnin suru) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Japanese: 賛成する (sansei suru) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Kazakh: мақұлдау (maqūldau) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Kazakh: бекіту (bekıtu) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Khmer: យល់ព្រម (yŭəl prɔɔm) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Korean: 승인하다 (seung'inhada) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Korean: 찬성하다 (chanseonghada) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Kyrgyz: бекитүү (bekitüü) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Lao: ອະນຸມັດ (ʼa nu mat) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Latin: approbō — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Latin: consciscō — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Latin: ratihabeo — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Latvian: apstiprināt — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Lithuanian: patvirtinti — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Lithuanian: pritarti — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Macedonian: одобрува (odobruva) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Macedonian: одобри (odobri) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Māori: ohia — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Mongolian: зөвшөөрөх (zövšööröx) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Norwegian Bokmål: godkjenne — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Persian: تصویب کردن (tasvib kardan) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Polish: zatwierdzać — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Polish: zatwierdzić — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Portuguese: aprovar — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Portuguese: sancionar — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Romanian: a aproba — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Russian: утвержда́ть (utverždátʹ) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Russian: утверди́ть (utverdítʹ) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Russian: одобря́ть (odobrjátʹ) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Russian: одо́брить (odóbritʹ) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Serbo-Croatian: одобра́вати — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Serbo-Croatian: одо̀брити — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Serbo-Croatian: odobrávati — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Serbo-Croatian: odòbriti — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Slovak: schvaľovať — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Slovak: schváliť — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Slovene: odobravati — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Slovene: odobriti — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Spanish: aprobar — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Spanish: sancionar — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Swedish: godkänna — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Tajik: тасвиб кардан (tasvib kardan) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Tajik: маъкул донистан (ma'kul donistan) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Tajik: тасдиқ кардан (tasdiq kardan) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Tajik: таҳсин кардан (tahsin kardan) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Thai: อนุมัติ (à-nú-mát) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Turkish: onaylamak — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Ottoman Turkish: تصویب ایتمك (tasvib etmek) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Ukrainian: схва́лювати (sxváljuvaty) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Ukrainian: схвали́ти (sxvalýty) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Ukrainian: затве́рджувати (zatvérdžuvaty) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Ukrainian: затве́рдити (zatvérdyty) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Urdu: تَوثِیق کَرنا (tausīq karnā) — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Uzbek: maʼqul topmoq — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Uzbek: maʻqullamoq — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Vietnamese: phê duyệt — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Welsh: cymeradwyo — to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial
• Arabic: اِسْتَحَسَنَ (istaḥasana) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Arabic: وَافَقَ (wāfaqa) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Arabic: رَضِيَ (raḍiya) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Basque: onetsi — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Belarusian: ухваля́ць (uxvaljácʹ) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Belarusian: ухвалі́ць (uxvalícʹ) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Belarusian: адабра́ць (adabrácʹ) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Belarusian: адо́брыць (adóbrycʹ) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Bulgarian: одобря́вам (odobrjávam) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Bulgarian: одобря́ (odobrjá) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Catalan: aprovar — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Czech: schvalovat — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Czech: schválit — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Danish: godkende — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Dutch: goedkeuren — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Esperanto: aprobi — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Finnish: hyväksyä — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Finnish: suvaita — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• French: approuver — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Georgian: მოწონება (moc̣oneba) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• German: gutheißen — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• German: billigen — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Greek: εγκρίνω (egkríno) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Ancient Greek: δοκιμάζω (dokimázō) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Hungarian: helyesel — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Hungarian: támogat — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Latin: approbō — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Latin: ratihabeo — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Macedonian: одобрува (odobruva) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Macedonian: одобри (odobri) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Māori: ohia — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Mongolian: сайшаах (sajšaax) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Norwegian Bokmål: godkjenne — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Polish: pochwalać — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Polish: aprobować — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Polish: zaaprobować — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Portuguese: aprovar — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Russian: одобря́ть (odobrjátʹ) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Russian: одо́брить (odóbritʹ) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Serbo-Croatian: одобра́вати — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Serbo-Croatian: одо̀брити — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Serbo-Croatian: odobrávati — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Serbo-Croatian: odòbriti — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Slovak: schvaľovať — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Slovak: schváliť — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Slovene: odobravati — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Slovene: odobriti — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Spanish: ver con buenos ojos — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Swedish: godkänna — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Thai: เห็นด้วย (hěn-dûai) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Thai: เห็นดี — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Ottoman Turkish: بگنمك (beğenmek) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Ottoman Turkish: تصویب ایتمك (tasvib etmek) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Ukrainian: схва́лювати (sxváljuvaty) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Ukrainian: схвали́ти (sxvalýty) — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Welsh: cymeradwyo — to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of
• Armenian: ապացուցել (apacʻucʻel) — (archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically
• Bulgarian: дока́звам (dokázvam) — (archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically
• Bulgarian: дока́жа (dokáža) — (archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically
• Dutch: goedkeuren — (archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically
• Finnish: osoittaa — (archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically
• Finnish: näyttää todeksi — (archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically
• Italian: approvare — (archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically
• Latin: consciscō — (archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically
• Latin: ratihabeo — (archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically
• Māori: ohia — (archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically
• Portuguese: provar — (archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically
• Russian: пока́зывать (pokázyvatʹ) — (archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically
• Russian: показа́ть (pokazátʹ) — (archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically
• Russian: дока́зывать (dokázyvatʹ) — (archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically
• Russian: доказа́ть (dokazátʹ) — (archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically
• Arabic: وَافَقَ (wāfaqa) — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• Chinese Mandarin: 贊成 /赞成 (zànchéng) — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• Dutch: instemmen met — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• Finnish: hyväksyä — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• French: approuver — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• German: bewilligen — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• German: gutheißen — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• German: billigen — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• Greek: εγκρίνω (egkríno) — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• Japanese: 賛成する (sansei suru) — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• Latin: scisco — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• Latin: ratihabeo — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• Norman: approuver — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• Polish: aprobować — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• Polish: zaaprobować — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• Portuguese: aprovar — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• Russian: одобря́ть (odobrjátʹ) — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• Russian: одо́брить (odóbritʹ) — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• Russian: относи́ться одобри́тельно (otnosítʹsja odobrítelʹno) — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• Spanish: aprobar — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• Thai: ยอมรับ (yɔɔm-ráp) — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• Ukrainian: схва́лювати (sxváljuvaty) — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance
• Ukrainian: схвали́ти (sxvalýty) — to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance