I approve of your plan.
Source: tatoeba (17259)
Approve
//əˈpɹuːv//
Synonyms for "approve" (170 found)
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Strong matches (51)
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have regard forhold withhonorillustrateimplyindicateindorseinitialinvolvejustifykeep in countenanceletlicenselikemakemanifestmarknodnod assentnot refuse
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197 translations across 58 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- miratoj verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Ancient Greek
3 entries- δοκιμάζω verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- δοκιμάζω verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- ἐγκρίνω verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Arabic
4 entries- اِسْتَحَسَنَ verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- رَضِيَ verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- صَدَّقَ verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- وَافَقَ verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Armenian
2 entries- ապացուցել verb ((archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically)
- հաստատել verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- təsdiq etmək verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- təsdiqləmək verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Basque
2 entries- onetsi verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- onetsi verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Belarusian
4 entries- адабра́ць verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- адабра́ць verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- адо́брыць verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- адо́брыць verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Bulgarian
4 entries- дока́жа verb ((archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically)
- дока́звам verb ((archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically)
- одобря́ verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- одобря́ verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Catalan
2 entries- aprovar verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- aprovar verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 批准 verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 批准 verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- 贊成 /赞成 verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- 贊成 /赞成 verb (to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance)
Czech
4 entries- schvalovat verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- schvalovat verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- schválit verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- schválit verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Danish
2 entries- godkende verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- godkende verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Dutch
4 entries- goedkeuren verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- goedkeuren verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- goedkeuren verb ((archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically)
- instemmen met verb (to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance)
Esperanto
2 entries- aprobi verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- aprobi verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Estonian
1 entries- heaks kiitma verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Finnish
4 entries- antaa suostumus verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- hyväksyä verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- hyväksyä verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- hyväksyä verb (to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance)
French
3 entries- approuver verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- approuver verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- approuver verb (to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance)
Georgian
4 entries- დადასტურება verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- დამტკიცება verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- მოწონება verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- მოწონება verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
German
4 entries- bewilligen verb (to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance)
- billigen verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- billigen verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- billigen verb (to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance)
Greek
3 entries- εγκρίνω verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- εγκρίνω verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- εγκρίνω verb (to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance)
Hebrew
1 entries- אִשֵּׁר verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Hindi
1 entries- अनुमोदन करना verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Hungarian
4 entries- elfogad verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- engedélyez verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- helyesel verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- hozzájárul verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Italian
2 entries- approvare verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- approvare verb ((archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically)
Japanese
3 entries- 承認する verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- 賛成する verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- 賛成する verb (to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance)
Kazakh
2 entries- бекіту verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- мақұлдау verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Khmer
1 entries- យល់ព្រម verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Korean
2 entries- 승인하다 verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- 찬성하다 verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- бекитүү verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Lao
1 entries- ອະນຸມັດ verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Latin
4 entries- approbō verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- approbō verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- consciscō verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- consciscō verb ((archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically)
Latvian
1 entries- apstiprināt verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Lithuanian
2 entries- patvirtinti verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- pritarti verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Macedonian
4 entries- одобри verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- одобри verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- одобрува verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- одобрува verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Mongolian
2 entries- зөвшөөрөх verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- сайшаах verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Māori
3 entries- ohia verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- ohia verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- ohia verb ((archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically)
Norman
1 entries- approuver verb (to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- godkjenne verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- godkjenne verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- بگنمك verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- تصویب ایتمك verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- تصویب ایتمك verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Persian
1 entries- تصویب کردن verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Polish
4 entries- aprobować verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- aprobować verb (to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance)
- pochwalać verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- zaaprobować verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Portuguese
4 entries- aprovar verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- aprovar verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- aprovar verb (to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance)
- provar verb ((archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically)
Romanian
1 entries- a aproba verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Russian
4 entries- дока́зывать verb ((archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically)
- доказа́ть verb ((archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically)
- одо́брить verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- одо́брить verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- odobrávati verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- odobrávati verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- odòbriti verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- odòbriti verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Slovak
4 entries- schvaľovať verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- schvaľovať verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- schváliť verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- schváliť verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Slovene
4 entries- odobravati verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- odobravati verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- odobriti verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- odobriti verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Spanish
4 entries- aprobar verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- aprobar verb (to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance)
- sancionar verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- ver con buenos ojos verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Swedish
2 entries- godkänna verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- godkänna verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Tajik
4 entries- маъкул донистан verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- тасвиб кардан verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- тасдиқ кардан verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- таҳсин кардан verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Thai
4 entries- ยอมรับ verb (to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance)
- อนุมัติ verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- เห็นดี verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
- เห็นด้วย verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Turkish
1 entries- onaylamak verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Ukrainian
4 entries- затве́рджувати verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- затве́рдити verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- схва́лювати verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- схва́лювати verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Urdu
1 entries- تَوثِیق کَرنا verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Uzbek
2 entries- maʻqullamoq verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- maʼqul topmoq verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Vietnamese
1 entries- phê duyệt verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
Welsh
2 entries- cymeradwyo verb (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)
- cymeradwyo verb (to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of)
Sample sentences
24 total sentences available.
I entirely approve of what you say.
Source: tatoeba (17340)
I don't approve your decision.
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I can't approve of your going out with him.
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