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aprobar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • approve verb To officially agree to or accept something as satisfactory.
  • condone verb To accept or overlook behaviour that is generally considered wrong.
  • countenance noun A person's face or facial expression, especially as it reveals their mood.
  • OK adj All right; acceptable, permitted, or satisfactory.
  • pass verb To move from one place, position, or state to another.
  • sanction noun Official approval or permission for an action.

Senses

aprobar 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.
  • approve (transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
  • condone (transitive) To allow, accept or permit (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
  • countenance (transitive) To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.
  • pass (transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.
  • sanction (transitive) To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
  • sign off (idiomatic) To log off; to stop using a computer, radio, etc.; especially, to stop talking.

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.

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