approval
gb/əpɹˈuvəl/ us/əpɹˈuvəl/
B1
Engelska
~ 2200
Betydelser
0 betydelser
Substantiv
B1
action
1
official agreement or permission
When someone says yes to a plan or idea, often in an official way.
Användningsmönster:
[someone]'s approval of [something]
Vanligt misstag:
Learners sometimes confuse 'approval' with 'permission'. While related, 'approval' often implies agreement with the idea itself, not just allowing it.
Synonymer
authorization (More formal and often used in legal or bureaucratic contexts.)
Antonymer
disapproval (Expressing a negative opinion or refusal toward something.)
Ordkombinationer
gain approval
|seek approval
|official approval
|parental approval
|approval process
Teman
business
|daily life
|law
|core_vocabulary
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel för inlärare
- 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.
Substantiv
B1
entity
2
positive opinion or praise
When someone thinks something or someone is good and shows it.
Användningsmönster:
[someone]'s approval of [someone/something]
Vanligt misstag:
Learners may confuse this sense with 'permission', but here it refers to liking or praising, not allowing.
Synonymer
endorsement (Often used when someone publicly supports a person, product, or idea.)
Antonymer
criticism (Expressing a negative judgment about something.)
Ordkombinationer
nod of approval
|smile of approval
|signs of approval
Teman
emotions
|relationships
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel för inlärare
- 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.
Grammatik
Grundform
approval
IPA
GB/əpɹˈuvəl/
US/əpɹˈuvəl/
Stavelser och betoning
ap - prov - al (3 stavelser)
Stress on 2nd syllable (prov)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: approval
- Plural: approval, approvals
Ordfamilj
Forms
approvals
noun
Core family
approve
verb B1
Related words
approving
adjective
approvingly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
Uttryck
give one's approval
1/ɡˈɪv wˈʌnz əpɹˈuvəl/
fixed phrase
express agreement or permission
To say yes to something officially or clearly.
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel
- 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.