approve
Translation
to approve, to sanction, to endorse
Examples
The committee approved the new budget.
The committee approved the new budget.
Her parents don't approve of her new boyfriend.
Her parents don't approve of her new boyfriend.
Grammar Patterns
to ((approve)) (sth.) The manager will approve the request.
to ((approve)) of (sth./sb.) I don't approve of his behavior.
Similar Words
Synonyms: accept, agree to, endorse; Antonyms: disapprove, reject, condemn
Etymology
From Latin 'ad-' (to) + 'probare' (to test, to prove). To test something and find it to be good.
Memory Tips
Remember the common pattern 'approve of something/somebody', used to express a positive opinion, not just for official permission.