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{
"term": "approve",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "approve",
"heSheIt": "approves"
},
"pastSimple": "approved",
"pastParticiple": "approved",
"ingForm": "approving"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to think that somebody/something is good, acceptable or suitable",
"sensetop": "approve of somebody/somethingapprove of somebody doing somethingapprove of somebody’s doing something",
"labels": "(formal)",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I told my mother I wanted to leave school but she didn't approve."
},
{
"text": "Do you approve of my idea?",
"contextForm": "approve of somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "She didn't quite approve of the way he was running things."
},
{
"text": "She doesn't approve of me leaving school this year.",
"contextForm": "approve of somebody doing something"
},
{
"text": "She doesn't approve of my leaving school this year.",
"contextForm": "approve of somebody’s doing something"
},
{
"text": "I don't personally approve but I'm willing to live with it."
},
{
"text": "He didn't say anything, but I could tell from the look on his face that he didn't approve."
},
{
"text": "I very much approve of these new tests."
},
{
"text": "I wholeheartedly approve of his actions."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["fully", "heartily", "strongly"],
"preposition": ["of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to officially agree to a plan, request, etc.",
"sensetop": "approve something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The committee unanimously **approved the plan**."
},
{
"text": "We hope that the proposals will soon be approved by the committee."
},
{
"text": "to approve a bill/application"
},
{
"text": "They approved the creation of a human resources development centre."
},
{
"text": "His appointment has not been formally approved yet."
},
{
"text": "The Legislature narrowly approved an amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution."
},
{
"text": "The committee has approved the compensation package."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["formally", "officially", "federally"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to say that something is good enough to be used or is correct",
"sensetop": "be approved by somebody/somethingbe approved for somethingbe approved as somethingapprove something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The course is approved by the Department for Education.",
"contextForm": "be approved by somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "This medicine is not **approved for use** in children.",
"contextForm": "be approved for something"
},
{
"text": "The chemical has never been federally approved as a pesticide.",
"contextForm": "be approved as something"
},
{
"text": "The auditors approved the company's accounts.",
"contextForm": "approve something"
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈpruːv/",
"audio": "ap/approve/approve__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈpruːvz/",
"audio": "ap/approve/approves__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈpruːvd/",
"audio": "ap/approve/approved__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈpruːvɪŋ/",
"audio": "ap/approve/approving__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈpruːv/",
"audio": "ap/approve/approve__us_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈpruːvz/",
"audio": "ap/approve/approves__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈpruːvd/",
"audio": "ap/approve/approved__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈpruːvɪŋ/",
"audio": "ap/approve/approving__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French aprover, from Latin approbare (from ad- ‘to’ + probare ‘try, test’). The original sense was ‘prove, demonstrate’, later ‘corroborate, confirm’, hence ‘pronounce to be satisfactory’ (late Middle English)."
}