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(transitive) To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory. / (transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.

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approve

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Verb

transitive archaic followed by "of" intransitive usually with a reflexive pronoun

(transitive) To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory. / (transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.

Japanese Meaning

承認する（公式に認める、認可する） / 認可する（正式に認め、確定する） / 高く評価する（価値あるものとして認める）

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The city council decided to approve the new zoning ordinance after a lengthy debate.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

市議会は長時間の議論の末、新しい区画整理条例を承認することに決めた。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.

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Sense（2）

(transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.

We approve the measure of the administration, for it is an excellent decision.

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Sense（3）

(transitive, archaic) To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.

He had approved himself a great warrior.

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Sense（4）

(intransitive, followed by "of") To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept.

Sense（5）

(archaic, transitive, usually with a reflexive pronoun) To show to be worthy; to demonstrate the merits of.

The first care and concern must be to approve himself to God.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

approves

（ present singular third-person ）

approving

（ participle present ）

approved

（ participle past ）

approved

（ past ）

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