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approvare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acquiesce verb To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
  • applaud verb To clap your hands to show approval or enjoyment.
  • approve verb To officially agree to or accept something as satisfactory.
  • enact verb To officially pass a bill into law.
  • pass verb To move from one place, position, or state to another.
  • sanction noun Official approval or permission for an action.
  • yes particle Used to show agreement, acceptance, or confirmation.

Senses

approvare is used for these senses in English:

  • acquiesce (intransitive, with in or to (or sometimes with)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
  • applaud (transitive, intransitive) To praise, or express approval for something or someone.
  • enact (transitive, legal) To make (a bill) into law.
  • greenlight (transitive, idiomatic, informal) To approve; to permit to proceed.
  • pass (intransitive, legal) To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or other instrument of conveyance.
  • sanction (transitive) To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
  • yes (colloquial, transitive) To agree with, affirm, approve.

acquiesce — full definition

  1. verb To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
  2. verb To concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.

applaud — full definition

  1. verb To clap your hands to show approval or enjoyment.
  2. verb To praise or express strong approval of something.

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