approve
Translation
to approve, to sanction, to endorse
Examples
The committee approved the new budget.
The committee approved the new budget.
I don't approve of your behavior.
I don't approve of your behaviour.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to officially agree to sth. The committee approved the new budget.
((of sth./sb.)) to think that sth./sb. is good or acceptable I don't approve of your behavior.
Similar Words
Synonyms: accept, endorse, authorize; Antonyms: disapprove, reject, condemn
Etymology
From Latin 'approbare', from 'ad-' (to) + 'probare' (to test, prove). So, to test something and find it good.
Memory Tips
If you can 'prove' something is good, you can 'approve' it. The words rhyme.