approval
gb/əpɹˈuvəl/ us/əpɹˈuvəl/
B1
Angielski
~ 2200
Znaczenia
0 znaczeń
Rzeczownik
B1
action
1
official agreement or permission
When someone says yes to a plan or idea, often in an official way.
Schemat użycia:
[someone]'s approval of [something]
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'approval' with 'permission'. While related, 'approval' often implies agreement with the idea itself, not just allowing it.
Synonimy
authorization (More formal and often used in legal or bureaucratic contexts.)
Antonimy
disapproval (Expressing a negative opinion or refusal toward something.)
Kolokacje
gain approval
|seek approval
|official approval
|parental approval
|approval process
Tematy
business
|daily life
|law
|core_vocabulary
Przykłady
- The new building design received city council approval.
- Her promotion was subject to the manager's approval.
- We cannot start the project without official approval.
- He sought his parents' approval before proposing.
- The drug has not yet won government approval.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- I need my boss's approval for the trip.
- We got approval to use the park.
- The plan has official approval.
- She asked for her teacher's approval.
- The new rules need government approval.
Rzeczownik
B1
entity
2
positive opinion or praise
When someone thinks something or someone is good and shows it.
Schemat użycia:
[someone]'s approval of [someone/something]
Częsty błąd:
Learners may confuse this sense with 'permission', but here it refers to liking or praising, not allowing.
Synonimy
endorsement (Often used when someone publicly supports a person, product, or idea.)
Antonimy
criticism (Expressing a negative judgment about something.)
Kolokacje
nod of approval
|smile of approval
|signs of approval
Tematy
emotions
|relationships
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Przykłady
- She smiled in approval when her son played the piano.
- His latest novel met with critical approval.
- The teacher gave him a nod of approval.
- They looked to the crowd for signs of approval.
- Her speech won the audience's warm approval.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- My father gave me a smile of approval.
- The teacher showed her approval of my work.
- I saw his nod of approval.
- The team got a lot of public approval.
- She likes to win people's approval.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
approval
IPA
GB/əpɹˈuvəl/
US/əpɹˈuvəl/
Sylaby i akcent
ap - prov - al (3 sylaby)
Stress on 2nd syllable (prov)
Formy wyrazu
Noun
- Base: approval
- Plural: approval, approvals
Rodzina wyrazów
Forms
approvals
noun
Core family
approve
verb B1
Related words
approving
adjective
approvingly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
Wyrażenia
give one's approval
1/ɡˈɪv wˈʌnz əpɹˈuvəl/
fixed phrase
express agreement or permission
To say yes to something officially or clearly.
Przykłady
- The board gave its approval to the merger.
- My parents gave their approval for me to travel alone.
meet with someone's approval
1/mˈit wˈɪθ sˈʌmwˌʌnz əpɹˈuvəl/
fixed phrase
be accepted by someone
To be liked or accepted by a person.
Przykłady
- Her suggestion met with everyone's approval.
- The changes did not meet with the manager's approval.
seal of approval
1/sˈil əv əpɹˈuvəl/
idiom
Official endorsement or acceptance
An action or statement showing someone approves of something.
Przykłady
- The project got the manager’s seal of approval.
- Winning the award gave her work a seal of approval.
seal of approval
2/sˈil əv əpɹˈuvəl/
idiom
official support statement
A sign or statement that shows something is officially accepted or supported.
Przykłady
- The product received the FDA's seal of approval.
- Her mentor's praise was the seal of approval she needed.
stamp of approval
3/stˈæmp əv əpɹˈuvəl/
idiom
sign that something is approved
A clear sign that someone with power or influence accepts or supports something.
Przykłady
- The project got the CEO's stamp of approval.
- The project finally received the CEO’s stamp of approval.
- Winning the award was like getting a stamp of approval from the industry.
- Getting the committee’s stamp of approval was not easy.
- The partnership has the clear stamp of approval from both governments.