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{
"source": "Thesaurus:approve",
"word": "contradict"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:approve",
"word": "disapprove"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:approve",
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"word": "foreapprove"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "I approve this message"
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"word": "reapprove"
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"2": "enm",
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},
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"name": "inh"
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"3": "aprover"
},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "approbō"
},
"expansion": "Latin approbō",
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},
{
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"2": "approbate"
},
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English aproven, appreoven, appreven, apreven, borrowed from Old French aprover, approver, approuvir, appreuver (“to approve”), from Latin approbō, from ad + probō (“to esteem as good, approve, prove”). Doublet of approbate. By surface analysis, ad- + prove.",
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"tags": [
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"singular",
"third-person"
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},
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"form": "approving",
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"present"
]
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{
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"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "approved",
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"past"
]
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"form": "no-table-tags",
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"table-tags"
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"expansion": "approve (third-person singular simple present approves, present participle approving, simple past and past participle approved)",
"name": "en-verb"
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"word": "admire"
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"source": "Thesaurus:approve",
"word": "revere"
}
],
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"ap‧prove"
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"source": "Thesaurus:approve",
"word": "cheer"
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"source": "Thesaurus:approve",
"word": "eulogise"
},
{
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"source": "Thesaurus:approve",
"word": "glorify"
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"source": "Thesaurus:approve",
"word": "proselytize"
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"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
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"word": "praise"
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"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:",
"text": "It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"text": "Although we may disagree with it, we must nevertheless approve the sentence handed down by the court-martial.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory."
],
"id": "en-approve-en-verb-gSY7M4j6",
"links": [
[
"sanction",
"sanction"
],
[
"ratify",
"ratify"
],
[
"confirm",
"confirm"
],
[
"satisfactory",
"satisfactory"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "miratoj"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ṣaddaqa",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "صَدَّقَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "wāfaqa",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "وَافَقَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hastatel",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "հաստատել"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "təsdiq etmək"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "təsdiqləmək"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "onetsi"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "uxvaljácʹ",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ухваля́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "uxvalícʹ",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ухвалі́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "adabrácʹ",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "адабра́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "adóbrycʹ",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "адо́брыць"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "utvǎrždávam",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "утвържда́вам"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "utvǎrdjá",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "утвърдя́"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "odobrjávam",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "одобря́вам"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "odobrjá",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "одобря́"
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{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "aprovar"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "pai¹ zeon²",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "批准"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "pīzhǔn",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "批准"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "贊成"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zànchéng",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "赞成"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "schvalovat"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "schválit"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "godkende"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "goedkeuren"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "aprobi"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "heaks kiitma"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "hyväksyä"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "vahvistaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "antaa suostumus"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "approuver"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "moc̣oneba",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "მოწონება"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "dadasṭureba",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "დადასტურება"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "damṭḳiceba",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "დამტკიცება"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sankcionireba",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "სანქციონირება"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sankcireba",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "სანქცირება"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "billigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "genehmigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "egkríno",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "εγκρίνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "dokimázō",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "δοκιμάζω"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "enkrínō",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "ἐγκρίνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ishér",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "אִשֵּׁר"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "anumodan karnā",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "अनुमोदन करना"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "jóváhagy"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "engedélyez"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "elfogad"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "hozzájárul"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "approvare"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"alt": "しょうにんする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shōnin suru",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "承認する"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"alt": "さんせいする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sansei suru",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "賛成する"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "maqūldau",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "мақұлдау"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "bekıtu",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "бекіту"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "yŭəl prɔɔm",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "យល់ព្រម"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "seung'inhada",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "승인하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "chanseonghada",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "찬성하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "bekitüü",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "бекитүү"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "ʼa nu mat",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "ອະນຸມັດ"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "approbō"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "consciscō"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"Late"
],
"word": "ratihabeo"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "apstiprināt"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "patvirtinti"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "pritarti"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "odobruva",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "одобрува"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "odobri",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "одобри"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "ohia"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "zövšööröx",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "зөвшөөрөх"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "godkjenne"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "tasvib kardan",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "تصویب کردن"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zatwierdzać"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zatwierdzić"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "aprovar"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "sancionar"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "a aproba"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "utverždátʹ",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "утвержда́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "utverdítʹ",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "утверди́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "odobrjátʹ",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "одобря́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "odóbritʹ",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "одо́брить"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "одобра́вати"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "одо̀брити"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "odobrávati"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "odòbriti"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "schvaľovať"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "schváliť"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "odobravati"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "odobriti"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "aprobar"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "sancionar"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "godkänna"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "tasvib kardan",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "тасвиб кардан"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "maʾkul donistan",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "маъкул донистан"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "tasdiq kardan",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "тасдиқ кардан"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "tahsin kardan",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "таҳсин кардан"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "à-nú-mát",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "อนุมัติ"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "onaylamak"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sxváljuvaty",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "схва́лювати"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sxvalýty",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "схвали́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zatvérdžuvaty",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "затве́рджувати"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zatvérdyty",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "затве́рдити"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "tausīq karnā",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "تَوثِیق کَرنا"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "maʼqul topmoq"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "maʻqullamoq"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "phê duyệt"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 1 3 1 1",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "cymeradwyo"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "We approve the measure of the administration, for it is an excellent decision.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of."
],
"id": "en-approve-en-verb-aeqCjqbQ",
"links": [
[
"regard",
"regard"
],
[
"good",
"good"
],
[
"commend",
"commend"
],
[
"pleased",
"pleased"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "istaḥasana",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "اِسْتَحَسَنَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "wāfaqa",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "وَافَقَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "raḍiya",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "رَضِيَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "onetsi"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "uxvaljácʹ",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ухваля́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "uxvalícʹ",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ухвалі́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "adabrácʹ",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "адабра́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "adóbrycʹ",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "адо́брыць"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "odobrjávam",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "одобря́вам"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "odobrjá",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "одобря́"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "aprovar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "schvalovat"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "schválit"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "godkende"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "goedkeuren"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "aprobi"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "hyväksyä"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "suvaita"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "approuver"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "moc̣oneba",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "მოწონება"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "gutheißen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "billigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "egkríno",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "εγκρίνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "dokimázō",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "δοκιμάζω"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "helyesel"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "támogat"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "approbō"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "ratihabeo"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "odobruva",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "одобрува"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "odobri",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "одобри"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "ohia"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "sajšaax",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "сайшаах"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "godkjenne"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "beğenmek",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "بگنمك"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pochwalać"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "aprobować"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zaaprobować"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "aprovar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "odobrjátʹ",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "одобря́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "odóbritʹ",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "одо́брить"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "одобра́вати"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "одо̀брити"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "odobrávati"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "odòbriti"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "schvaľovať"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "schváliť"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "odobravati"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "odobriti"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "ver con buenos ojos"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "godkänna"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "hěn-dûai",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "เห็นด้วย"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sxváljuvaty",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "схва́лювати"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 83 0 15 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sxvalýty",
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"text": "1812-1818, Lord Byron, Child Harolde's Piligrimage\n'T is an old lesson; Time approves it true."
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"text": "Her mother never approves of any of her boyfriends. She thinks nobody is good enough for her little girl.",
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"_dis1": "8 3 19 24 47",
"code": "ar",
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"roman": "wāfaqa",
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"word": "贊成"
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"roman": "zànchéng",
"sense": "to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance",
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "odobrjá",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "одобря́"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "aprovar"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "pai¹ zeon²",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "批准"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "pīzhǔn",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "批准"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "贊成"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zànchéng",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "赞成"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "schvalovat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "schválit"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "godkende"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "goedkeuren"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "aprobi"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "heaks kiitma"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "hyväksyä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "vahvistaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "antaa suostumus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "approuver"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "moc̣oneba",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "მოწონება"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "dadasṭureba",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "დადასტურება"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "damṭḳiceba",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "დამტკიცება"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sankcionireba",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "სანქციონირება"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sankcireba",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "სანქცირება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "billigen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "genehmigen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "egkríno",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "εγκρίνω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "dokimázō",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "δοκιμάζω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "enkrínō",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "ἐγκρίνω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ishér",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "אִשֵּׁר"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "anumodan karnā",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "अनुमोदन करना"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "jóváhagy"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "engedélyez"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "elfogad"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "hozzájárul"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "approvare"
},
{
"alt": "しょうにんする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shōnin suru",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "承認する"
},
{
"alt": "さんせいする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sansei suru",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "賛成する"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "maqūldau",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "мақұлдау"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "bekıtu",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "бекіту"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "yŭəl prɔɔm",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "យល់ព្រម"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "seung'inhada",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "승인하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "chanseonghada",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "찬성하다"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "bekitüü",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "бекитүү"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "ʼa nu mat",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "ອະນຸມັດ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "approbō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "consciscō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"Late"
],
"word": "ratihabeo"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "apstiprināt"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "patvirtinti"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "pritarti"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "odobruva",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "одобрува"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "odobri",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "одобри"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "ohia"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "zövšööröx",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "зөвшөөрөх"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "godkjenne"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "tasvib kardan",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "تصویب کردن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zatwierdzać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zatwierdzić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "aprovar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "sancionar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "a aproba"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "utverždátʹ",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "утвержда́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "utverdítʹ",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "утверди́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "odobrjátʹ",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "одобря́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "odóbritʹ",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "одо́брить"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "одобра́вати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "одо̀брити"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "odobrávati"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "odòbriti"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "schvaľovať"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "schváliť"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "odobravati"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "odobriti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "aprobar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "sancionar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "godkänna"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "tasvib kardan",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "тасвиб кардан"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "maʾkul donistan",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "маъкул донистан"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "tasdiq kardan",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "тасдиқ кардан"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "tahsin kardan",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "таҳсин кардан"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "à-nú-mát",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "อนุมัติ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "onaylamak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sxváljuvaty",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "схва́лювати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sxvalýty",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "схвали́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zatvérdžuvaty",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "затве́рджувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zatvérdyty",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "затве́рдити"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "tausīq karnā",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "تَوثِیق کَرنا"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "maʼqul topmoq"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "maʻqullamoq"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "phê duyệt"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial",
"word": "cymeradwyo"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "istaḥasana",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "اِسْتَحَسَنَ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "wāfaqa",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "وَافَقَ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "raḍiya",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "رَضِيَ"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "onetsi"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "uxvaljácʹ",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ухваля́ць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "uxvalícʹ",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ухвалі́ць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "adabrácʹ",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "адабра́ць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "adóbrycʹ",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "адо́брыць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "odobrjávam",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "одобря́вам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "odobrjá",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "одобря́"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "aprovar"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "schvalovat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "schválit"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "godkende"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "goedkeuren"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "aprobi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "hyväksyä"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "suvaita"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "approuver"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "moc̣oneba",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "მოწონება"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "gutheißen"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "billigen"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "εγκρίνω"
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"code": "grc",
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"roman": "dokimázō",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "δοκιμάζω"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "helyesel"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "támogat"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "approbō"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "ratihabeo"
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
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"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
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"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
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"word": "одобри"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "ohia"
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{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "sajšaax",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "godkjenne"
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{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "beğenmek",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "بگنمك"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
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],
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
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"word": "zaaprobować"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "aprovar"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "odobrjátʹ",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
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],
"word": "одобря́ть"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "odóbritʹ",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "одо́брить"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
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"imperfective"
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"word": "одобра́вати"
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
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"perfective"
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
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"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
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"word": "schvaľovať"
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{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
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{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "odobravati"
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{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "ver con buenos ojos"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "godkänna"
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{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "hěn-dûai",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "เห็นด้วย"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sxváljuvaty",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "схва́лювати"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sxvalýty",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of",
"word": "cymeradwyo"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "apacʻucʻel",
"sense": "(archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically",
"word": "ապացուցել"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "dokázvam",
"sense": "(archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "дока́звам"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "dokáža",
"sense": "(archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "дока́жа"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically",
"word": "goedkeuren"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically",
"word": "osoittaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically",
"word": "näyttää todeksi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically",
"word": "approvare"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "(archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically",
"word": "consciscō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "(archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically",
"tags": [
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"word": "ratihabeo"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "(archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically",
"word": "ohia"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "(archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically",
"word": "provar"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pokázyvatʹ",
"sense": "(archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пока́зывать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pokazátʹ",
"sense": "(archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "показа́ть"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dokázyvatʹ",
"sense": "(archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "дока́зывать"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dokazátʹ",
"sense": "(archaic in English) to make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "доказа́ть"
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "wāfaqa",
"sense": "to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance",
"word": "وَافَقَ"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance",
"word": "贊成"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zànchéng",
"sense": "to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance",
"word": "赞成"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance",
"word": "instemmen met"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance",
"word": "hyväksyä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance",
"word": "approuver"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance",
"word": "bewilligen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance",
"word": "gutheißen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance",
"word": "billigen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "egkríno",
"sense": "to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance",
"word": "εγκρίνω"
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"alt": "さんせいする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sansei suru",
"sense": "to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance",
"word": "賛成する"
},
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance",
"word": "scisco"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance",
"word": "ratihabeo"
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"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance",
"word": "approuver"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance",
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"code": "pl",
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"code": "pt",
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance",
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"sense": "to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance",
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"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"word": "относи́ться одобри́тельно"
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"code": "es",
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"source": "Thesaurus:approve",
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"source": "Thesaurus:approve",
"word": "cheer"
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"source": "Thesaurus:approve",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:approve",
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"source": "Thesaurus:approve",
"word": "proselytize"
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"(transitive, law, English law) To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit — said especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor."
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"source": "Thesaurus:approve",
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"source": "Thesaurus:approve",
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"source": "Thesaurus:approve",
"word": "think much of"
}
],
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