approval
gb/əpɹˈuvəl/ us/əpɹˈuvəl/
B1
İngilizce
~ 2200
Anlamlar
0 anlam
İsim
B1
action
1
official agreement or permission
When someone says yes to a plan or idea, often in an official way.
Kullanım kalıbı:
[someone]'s approval of [something]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'approval' with 'permission'. While related, 'approval' often implies agreement with the idea itself, not just allowing it.
Eş anlamlılar
authorization (More formal and often used in legal or bureaucratic contexts.)
Zıt anlamlılar
disapproval (Expressing a negative opinion or refusal toward something.)
Eşdizimler
gain approval
|seek approval
|official approval
|parental approval
|approval process
Konular
business
|daily life
|law
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- 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.
İsim
B1
entity
2
positive opinion or praise
When someone thinks something or someone is good and shows it.
Kullanım kalıbı:
[someone]'s approval of [someone/something]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may confuse this sense with 'permission', but here it refers to liking or praising, not allowing.
Eş anlamlılar
endorsement (Often used when someone publicly supports a person, product, or idea.)
Zıt anlamlılar
criticism (Expressing a negative judgment about something.)
Eşdizimler
nod of approval
|smile of approval
|signs of approval
Konular
emotions
|relationships
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- 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.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
approval
IPA
GB/əpɹˈuvəl/
US/əpɹˈuvəl/
Heceler ve vurgu
ap - prov - al (3 hece)
Stress on 2nd syllable (prov)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
- Base: approval
- Plural: approval, approvals
Kelime ailesi
Forms
approvals
noun
Core family
approve
verb B1
Related words
approving
adjective
approvingly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
İfadeler
give one's approval
1/ɡˈɪv wˈʌnz əpɹˈuvəl/
fixed phrase
express agreement or permission
To say yes to something officially or clearly.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.