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approvare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acquiesce verb To accept something quietly, without objecting, often after being unhappy about it at first.
  • 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 accept something quietly, without objecting, often after being unhappy about it at first.
  2. verb To agree to something reluctantly, going along with it rather than actively opposing it.

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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