"approval" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈpɹuːvəl/ [UK], /əˈpɹuvəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-approval.wav , en-us-approval.ogg Forms: approvals [plural]
Rhymes: -uːvəl Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-der. Proto-Italic *proβwos Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *proβwāō Latin probō Latin approbōder. Old French aproverbor. Middle English aproven English approve Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English approval From approve + -al. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|approve<id:regard>|-al<id:adjectival suffix>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-der. Proto-Italic *proβwos Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *proβwāō Latin probō Latin approbōder. Old French aproverbor. Middle English aproven English approve Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English approval, {{suffix|en|approve|al}} approve + -al Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} approval (countable and uncountable, plural approvals)
  1. An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (expression granting permission or indicating agreement): approbation Translations (expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements): miratim [masculine] (Albanian), ἔγκρισις (énkrisis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), εὐδόκησις (eudókēsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), قُبُول (qubūl) [masculine] (Arabic), قَبُول (qabūl) [masculine] (Arabic), مُوَافَقَة (muwāfaqa) [feminine] (Arabic), تَصْدِيق (taṣdīq) [masculine] (Arabic), قُبول (gubūl) [Hijazi-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), مُوافقة (muwāfaga) [Hijazi-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), зацвярджэ́нне (zacvjardžénnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), адабрэ́нне (adabrénnje) [feminine] (Belarusian), зго́да (zhóda) [feminine] (Belarusian), ухва́ла (uxvála) [feminine] (Belarusian), одобре́ние (odobrénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), разреше́ние (razrešénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), aprovació [feminine] (Catalan), 贊同 /赞同 (zàntóng) (Chinese Mandarin), 批准 (pīzhǔn) (Chinese Mandarin), 贊成 /赞成 (zànchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), souhlas [masculine] (Czech), schválení [neuter] (Czech), godkendelse [common-gender] (Danish), goedkeuring [feminine] (Dutch), toestemming [feminine] (Dutch), instemming [feminine] (Dutch), permissie [feminine] (Dutch), aprobo (Esperanto), heakskiitmine (Estonian), hyväksyminen (Finnish), hyväksyntä (Finnish), agrément [masculine] (French), approbation [feminine] (French), aprobación [feminine] (Galician), Genehmigung [feminine] (German), Billigung [feminine] (German), Erlaubnis [feminine] (German), έγκριση (égkrisi) [feminine] (Greek), אִשּׁוּר \ אישור (ishúr) [masculine] (Hebrew), רְשׁוּת (r'shút) [feminine] (Hebrew), היתר (hetér) [masculine] (Hebrew), jóváhagyás (Hungarian), hozzájárulás (Hungarian), beleegyezés (Hungarian), helybenhagyás (Hungarian), permesso [masculine] (Italian), approvazione [feminine] (Italian), 賛成 (sansei) (alt: さんせい) (Japanese), 承認 (shōnin) (alt: しょうにん) (Japanese), 인가 (in'ga) (alt: 認可) (Korean), 승인 (seung'in) (alt: 承認) (Korean), 찬성 (chanseong) (alt: 贊成) (Korean), уруксат (uruksat) (Kyrgyz), sutikimas [masculine] (Lithuanian), одобрување (odobruvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), അംഗീകാരം (aṅgīkāraṁ) (Malayalam), kupu whakaae (Māori), تصویب (tasvib) (Ottoman Turkish), تصویب (tasvib) (Persian), تحسین (tahsin) (Persian), قبول (qabul) (Persian), zgoda [feminine] (Polish), zatwierdzenie [neuter] (Polish), aprovação [feminine] (Portuguese), aprobare [feminine] (Romanian), одобре́ние (odobrénije) [neuter] (Russian), разреше́ние (razrešénije) [neuter] (Russian), утвержде́ние (utverždénije) [neuter] (Russian), одобре́ње [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), odobrénje [Latin, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), súhlas [masculine] (Slovak), schválenie [neuter] (Slovak), odobritev [feminine] (Slovene), aprobación [feminine] (Spanish), venia [feminine] (Spanish), beneplácito [masculine] (Spanish), godkännande [neuter] (Swedish), тасвиб (tasvib) (Tajik), таҳсин (tahsin) (Tajik), маъкул (ma'kul) (Tajik), затве́рдження (zatvérdžennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), схва́лення (sxválennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), зго́да (zhóda) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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with Ukrainian translations: 47 28 25 Disambiguation of 'expression granting permission or indicating agreement': 71 24 5 Disambiguation of 'expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements': 90 7 3
  2. An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement): commendation Translations (expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones): ἀποδοχή (apodokhḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), одобре́ние (odobrénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), съгла́сие (sǎglásie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), aprovació [feminine] (Catalan), schválení (Czech), akceptování [neuter] (Czech), souhlas (Czech), anerkendelse [common-gender] (Danish), goedkeuring [feminine] (Dutch), aprobo (Esperanto), hyväksyminen (Finnish), hyväksyntä (Finnish), approbation [feminine] (French), aprobación [feminine] (Galician), Zustimmung [feminine] (German), 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (leikains) [feminine] (Gothic), קַבָּלָה (kabalá) [feminine] (Hebrew), elismerés (Hungarian), tetszés (Hungarian), helyeslés (Hungarian), approvazione [feminine] (Italian), plauso [masculine] (Italian), appoggio [masculine] (Italian), consenso [masculine] (Italian), 承認 (shōnin) (alt: しょうにん) (Japanese), 찬성 (chanseong) (alt: 贊成) (Korean), 승인 (seung'in) (alt: 承認) (Korean), жактыруу (jaktıruu) (Kyrgyz), макулдук берүү (makulduk berüü) (Kyrgyz), അംഗീകാരം (aṅgīkāraṁ) (Malayalam), تصویب (tasvib) (Ottoman Turkish), اجابت (icabet) (Ottoman Turkish), aprobata [feminine] (Polish), aprovação [feminine] (Portuguese), одобре́ние (odobrénije) [neuter] (Russian), согла́сие (soglásije) [neuter] (Russian), गूर्ति (gūrti) [feminine] (Sanskrit), зго́да (zhóda) [feminine] (Ukrainian), схва́лення (sxválennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
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  3. (especially philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match their stated interests; the collector can approve of or return the item. Tags: countable, especially, uncountable Translations ((chiefly philately) item sent to a collector): 시제품 (sijepum) (alt: 試製品) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-approval-en-noun-mIt-M0tM Categories (other): Philately, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 42 34 23 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 36 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 40 34 26 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately Disambiguation of '(chiefly philately) item sent to a collector': 16 7 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sanction, accedence, allowance [obsolete], approval, assent, assentment [obsolete], authorization, consent Hypernyms: judgement Related terms: approve [verb], approved [adjective], praise [noun] Coordinate_terms: authorization (english: in some legal contexts, authorization is different from approval)

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Alternative forms

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          "_dis": "56 21 23",
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        {
          "_dis": "53 23 25",
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          "_dis": "47 28 25",
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          "_dis": "49 27 24",
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          "_dis": "47 28 25",
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "text": "I need to get an approval on this purchase order.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements."
      ],
      "id": "en-approval-en-noun-bPsUmucp",
      "links": [
        [
          "permission",
          "permission"
        ],
        [
          "agreement",
          "agreement"
        ],
        [
          "proposal",
          "proposal"
        ],
        [
          "acknowledgement",
          "acknowledgement"
        ],
        [
          "meet",
          "meet"
        ],
        [
          "requirement",
          "requirement"
        ]
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        {
          "_dis1": "71 24 5",
          "sense": "expression granting permission or indicating agreement",
          "word": "approbation"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "lang_code": "sq",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "miratim"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "lang_code": "ar",
          "roman": "qubūl",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "قُبُول"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "lang_code": "ar",
          "roman": "qabūl",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "قَبُول"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "lang_code": "ar",
          "roman": "muwāfaqa",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "مُوَافَقَة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "lang_code": "ar",
          "roman": "taṣdīq",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "تَصْدِيق"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "acw",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "lang_code": "acw",
          "roman": "gubūl",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "Hijazi-Arabic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "قُبول"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "acw",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "lang_code": "acw",
          "roman": "muwāfaga",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "Hijazi-Arabic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "مُوافقة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "lang_code": "be",
          "roman": "zacvjardžénnje",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "зацвярджэ́нне"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "lang_code": "be",
          "roman": "adabrénnje",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "адабрэ́нне"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "lang_code": "be",
          "roman": "zhóda",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "зго́да"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "lang_code": "be",
          "roman": "uxvála",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ухва́ла"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "lang_code": "bg",
          "roman": "odobrénie",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "одобре́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "lang_code": "bg",
          "roman": "razrešénie",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "разреше́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "lang_code": "ca",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aprovació"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "zàntóng",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "贊同 /赞同"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "pīzhǔn",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "批准"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "zànchéng",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "贊成 /赞成"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "lang_code": "cs",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "souhlas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "lang_code": "cs",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "schválení"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "lang_code": "da",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "godkendelse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "lang_code": "nl",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "goedkeuring"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "lang_code": "nl",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "toestemming"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "lang_code": "nl",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "instemming"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "lang_code": "nl",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "permissie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "lang_code": "eo",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "aprobo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "lang_code": "et",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "heakskiitmine"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "hyväksyminen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "hyväksyntä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "agrément"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "approbation"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "lang_code": "gl",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aprobación"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Genehmigung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Billigung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Erlaubnis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "lang_code": "el",
          "roman": "égkrisi",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "έγκριση"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "lang_code": "grc",
          "roman": "énkrisis",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ἔγκρισις"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "lang_code": "grc",
          "roman": "eudókēsis",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "εὐδόκησις"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "lang_code": "he",
          "roman": "ishúr",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "אִשּׁוּר \\ אישור"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "lang_code": "he",
          "roman": "r'shút",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "רְשׁוּת"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "lang_code": "he",
          "roman": "hetér",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "היתר"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "jóváhagyás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "hozzájárulás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "beleegyezés"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "helybenhagyás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "permesso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "approvazione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "alt": "さんせい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "lang_code": "ja",
          "roman": "sansei",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "賛成"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "alt": "しょうにん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "lang_code": "ja",
          "roman": "shōnin",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "承認"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "alt": "認可",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "lang_code": "ko",
          "roman": "in'ga",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "인가"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "alt": "承認",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "lang_code": "ko",
          "roman": "seung'in",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "승인"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "alt": "贊成",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "lang_code": "ko",
          "roman": "chanseong",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "찬성"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "lang_code": "ky",
          "roman": "uruksat",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "уруксат"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "lang_code": "lt",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sutikimas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "lang_code": "mk",
          "roman": "odobruvanje",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "одобрување"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "lang_code": "ml",
          "roman": "aṅgīkāraṁ",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "അംഗീകാരം"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Māori",
          "lang_code": "mi",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "kupu whakaae"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "lang_code": "fa",
          "roman": "tasvib",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "تصویب"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "lang_code": "fa",
          "roman": "tahsin",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "تحسین"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "lang_code": "fa",
          "roman": "qabul",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "قبول"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "zgoda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "zatwierdzenie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aprovação"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "lang_code": "ro",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aprobare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "odobrénije",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "одобре́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "razrešénije",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "разреше́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "utverždénije",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "утвержде́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "lang_code": "sh",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "одобре́ње"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "lang_code": "sh",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "Latin",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "odobrénje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "lang_code": "sk",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "súhlas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "lang_code": "sk",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "schválenie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "lang_code": "sl",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "odobritev"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aprobación"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "venia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "beneplácito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "godkännande"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "lang_code": "tg",
          "roman": "tasvib",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "тасвиб"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "lang_code": "tg",
          "roman": "tahsin",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "таҳсин"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "lang_code": "tg",
          "roman": "ma'kul",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "маъкул"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "lang_code": "ota",
          "roman": "tasvib",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "word": "تصویب"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "lang_code": "uk",
          "roman": "zatvérdžennja",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "затве́рдження"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "lang_code": "uk",
          "roman": "sxválennja",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "схва́лення"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 7 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "lang_code": "uk",
          "roman": "zhóda",
          "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "зго́да"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "42 34 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 36 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 34 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -al",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Words of approval never seem to come from him.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones."
      ],
      "id": "en-approval-en-noun-Lf~qk95u",
      "links": [
        [
          "acceptance",
          "acceptance"
        ],
        [
          "encouragement",
          "encouragement"
        ],
        [
          "compliment",
          "compliment"
        ],
        [
          "condone",
          "condone"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "16 81 2",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement",
          "word": "commendation"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "lang_code": "bg",
          "roman": "odobrénie",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "одобре́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "lang_code": "bg",
          "roman": "sǎglásie",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "съгла́сие"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "lang_code": "ca",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aprovació"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "lang_code": "cs",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "word": "schválení"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "lang_code": "cs",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "akceptování"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "lang_code": "cs",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "word": "souhlas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "lang_code": "da",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "anerkendelse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "lang_code": "nl",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "goedkeuring"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "lang_code": "eo",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "word": "aprobo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "word": "hyväksyminen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "word": "hyväksyntä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "approbation"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "lang_code": "gl",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aprobación"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Zustimmung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "lang_code": "got",
          "roman": "leikains",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "lang_code": "grc",
          "roman": "apodokhḗ",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ἀποδοχή"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "lang_code": "he",
          "roman": "kabalá",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "קַבָּלָה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "word": "elismerés"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "word": "tetszés"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "word": "helyeslés"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "approvazione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "plauso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "appoggio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "consenso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "alt": "しょうにん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "lang_code": "ja",
          "roman": "shōnin",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "word": "承認"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "alt": "贊成",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "lang_code": "ko",
          "roman": "chanseong",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "word": "찬성"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "alt": "承認",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "lang_code": "ko",
          "roman": "seung'in",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "word": "승인"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "lang_code": "ky",
          "roman": "jaktıruu",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "word": "жактыруу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "lang_code": "ky",
          "roman": "makulduk berüü",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "word": "макулдук берүү"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "lang_code": "ml",
          "roman": "aṅgīkāraṁ",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "word": "അംഗീകാരം"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aprobata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aprovação"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "odobrénije",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "одобре́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "soglásije",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "согла́сие"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "lang_code": "sa",
          "roman": "gūrti",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "गूर्ति"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "lang_code": "ota",
          "roman": "tasvib",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "word": "تصویب"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "lang_code": "ota",
          "roman": "icabet",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "word": "اجابت"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "lang_code": "uk",
          "roman": "zhóda",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "зго́да"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 91 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "lang_code": "uk",
          "roman": "sxválennja",
          "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "схва́лення"
        }
      ]
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Philately",
          "orig": "en:Philately",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 34 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 36 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
          "_dis": "40 34 26",
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          "name": "English terms suffixed with -al",
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        "Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match their stated interests; the collector can approve of or return the item."
      ],
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        [
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          "philately"
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          "mail",
          "mail"
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          "seller",
          "seller"
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        [
          "collector",
          "collector"
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        [
          "state",
          "state"
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        [
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          "interest"
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        [
          "approve",
          "approve"
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          "return",
          "return"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(especially philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match their stated interests; the collector can approve of or return the item."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "especially",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "philately"
      ],
      "translations": [
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "hyväksyntä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agrément"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "approbation"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aprobación"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Genehmigung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Billigung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Erlaubnis"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "égkrisi",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "έγκριση"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "lang_code": "grc",
      "roman": "énkrisis",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἔγκρισις"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "lang_code": "grc",
      "roman": "eudókēsis",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "εὐδόκησις"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "ishúr",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "אִשּׁוּר \\ אישור"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "r'shút",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "רְשׁוּת"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "hetér",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "היתר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "jóváhagyás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "hozzájárulás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "beleegyezés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "helybenhagyás"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "permesso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "approvazione"
    },
    {
      "alt": "さんせい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "sansei",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "賛成"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょうにん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "shōnin",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "承認"
    },
    {
      "alt": "認可",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "in'ga",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "인가"
    },
    {
      "alt": "承認",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "seung'in",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "승인"
    },
    {
      "alt": "贊成",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "chanseong",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "찬성"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "lang_code": "ky",
      "roman": "uruksat",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "уруксат"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "lang_code": "lt",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sutikimas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "lang_code": "mk",
      "roman": "odobruvanje",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "одобрување"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "lang_code": "ml",
      "roman": "aṅgīkāraṁ",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "അംഗീകാരം"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "kupu whakaae"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "tasvib",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "تصویب"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "tahsin",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "تحسین"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "qabul",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "قبول"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zgoda"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zatwierdzenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aprovação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aprobare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "odobrénije",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "одобре́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "razrešénije",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "разреше́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "utverždénije",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "утвержде́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "одобре́ње"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "odobrénje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "súhlas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "schválenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "lang_code": "sl",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "odobritev"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aprobación"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "venia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beneplácito"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "godkännande"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "lang_code": "tg",
      "roman": "tasvib",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "тасвиб"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "lang_code": "tg",
      "roman": "tahsin",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "таҳсин"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "lang_code": "tg",
      "roman": "ma'kul",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "маъкул"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "lang_code": "ota",
      "roman": "tasvib",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "word": "تصویب"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "zatvérdžennja",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "затве́рдження"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "sxválennja",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "схва́лення"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "zhóda",
      "sense": "expression granting permission; indication of agreement with a proposal; acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "зго́да"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "odobrénie",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "одобре́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "sǎglásie",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "съгла́сие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aprovació"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "word": "schválení"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "akceptování"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "word": "souhlas"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "anerkendelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "goedkeuring"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "word": "aprobo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "word": "hyväksyminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "word": "hyväksyntä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "approbation"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aprobación"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zustimmung"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "lang_code": "got",
      "roman": "leikains",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "lang_code": "grc",
      "roman": "apodokhḗ",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἀποδοχή"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "kabalá",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "קַבָּלָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "word": "elismerés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "word": "tetszés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "word": "helyeslés"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "approvazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plauso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "appoggio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "consenso"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょうにん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "shōnin",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "word": "承認"
    },
    {
      "alt": "贊成",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "chanseong",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "word": "찬성"
    },
    {
      "alt": "承認",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "seung'in",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "word": "승인"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "lang_code": "ky",
      "roman": "jaktıruu",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "word": "жактыруу"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "lang_code": "ky",
      "roman": "jaktıruu",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "word": "жактыруу"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "lang_code": "ky",
      "roman": "makulduk berüü",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "word": "макулдук берүү"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "lang_code": "ky",
      "roman": "makulduk berüü",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "word": "макулдук берүү"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "lang_code": "ml",
      "roman": "aṅgīkāraṁ",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "word": "അംഗീകാരം"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aprobata"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aprovação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "odobrénije",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "одобре́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "soglásije",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "согла́сие"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "lang_code": "sa",
      "roman": "gūrti",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "गूर्ति"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "lang_code": "ota",
      "roman": "tasvib",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "word": "تصویب"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "lang_code": "ota",
      "roman": "icabet",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "word": "اجابت"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "zhóda",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "зго́да"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "sxválennja",
      "sense": "expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "схва́лення"
    },
    {
      "alt": "試製品",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "sijepum",
      "sense": "(chiefly philately) item sent to a collector",
      "word": "시제품"
    }
  ],
  "word": "approval"
}

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