genehmigen — meaning in English

English meaning

• approve verb To officially agree to or accept something as satisfactory.
• OK adj All right; acceptable, permitted, or satisfactory.
• permit verb To allow something to happen or to give someone authorization to do it.

Senses

genehmigen is used for these senses in English:

• OK (transitive) To approve; to accept; to acquiesce to.
• approve (transitive) To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.
• greenlight (transitive, idiomatic, informal) To approve; to permit to proceed.
• permit (transitive) To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. [from 15th c.]

approve — full definition

1. verb To officially agree to or accept something as satisfactory.
2. verb To think well of something or someone; to be pleased with.

OK — full definition

1. adj All right; acceptable, permitted, or satisfactory.
2. adj In good health or emotional shape; not upset or hurt.
3. verb To approve or give the go-ahead for something.
4. intj Used to show agreement, acknowledgement, or acceptance.
5. noun Approval or agreement; the act of confirming something is fine to proceed.

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