approve

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aprobar

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approve
[əˈpruːv]
verbo transitivo
1aprobar

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approve [a-prúf]
1Gustar, aprobar, calificar o dar por bueno; consentir, dar el beneplácito.
2Probar, hacer patente y manifiesta alguna cosa.
  • To approve oneself to one -> hacerse agradable a alguno
3Probar, ensayar.
4Mejorar (las tierras).
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
5Dar por bueno; estimar con favor, gracia; se emplea a menudo con of. (f)
  • I approve of it -> lo doy por bueno
va.V. IMPROVE.

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approve [əˈpruːv]
verb:transitive
[+plan, decision, legislation, expenditure, minutes] aprobar; [+drug, medicine, method] autorizar
agree to, authorize
the council has approved the construction of a hotel el ayuntamiento ha dado su aprobación para ha aprobado la construcción de un hotel;or
Congress has approved 15 million dollars in emergency aid the department's budget for next year hasn't been approved yet we never approve capital expenditure of more than 25m in any year the Home Office has approved expenditure of £700,000 on the project the minutes of the last meeting were approved the new resolution approves the use of force against Iraq Congress would have to approve any decision to change the military's policy on gays the Russian parliament has approved a programme of radical economic reforms two thirds of British voters are now opposed to approving the Maastricht Treaty if the city approves the plan, work on the park could begin by the end of the year MPs approved the bill by a majority of 97 the minutes of the meeting were approved and signed the product contains an approved anti-acne drug the drug has been approved for use in this country this is the method of treatment approved by most doctors The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug called Taxol the drug had been approved for trials on Aids sufferers the FDA considers a new drug application for two years /before approving it/ legislation requiring drug companies to contribute toward the cost of approving their products our suppliers are all approved by the Farmers' Association every new business that opens in this town has to be approved by the city council these mortgages are available through FHA-approved lenders there is a 12.5 per cent reduction for homeowners with approved alarm systems the chairman ruled out the imposition of centrally approved candidates
verb:intransitive
1 (be in favour)
I think she'll approve creo que estará de acuerdo; creo que le parecerá bien; he's not allowed sweets, his mother doesn't approve no le dejan comer caramelos, a su madre no le gusta
yes, I heartily approve he knows what I feel for you, but I'm not sure he approves
2 (give authorization) dar su aprobación
if Congress approves, the project will go ahead next year si el Congreso da su aprobación lo aprueba, el proyecto se llevará a cabo el año que viene;or
you can go, as long as your mother approves Japan might take part in UN peacekeeping operations if the Japanese Parliament approves

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Verb Conjugation for "approve"

Imperative
  • approve
  • you approve
  • he/she approves
  • we approve
  • you approve
  • they approve
Preterite
  • I approved
  • you approved
  • he/she approved
  • we approved
  • you approved
  • they approved
Present Continuous
  • I am approving
  • you are approving
  • he/she is approving
  • we are approving
  • you are approving
  • they are approving
Present Perfect
  • I have approved
  • you have approved
  • he/she has approved
  • we have approved
  • you have approved
  • they have approved
Past Continuous
  • I was approving
  • you were approving
  • he/she was approving
  • we were approving
  • you were approving
  • they were approving
Past Perfect
  • I had approved
  • you had approved
  • he/she had approved
  • we had approved
  • you had approved
  • they had approved
Future
  • I will approve
  • you will approve
  • he/she will approve
  • we will approve
  • you will approve
  • they will approve
Future Perfect
  • I will have approved
  • you will have approved
  • he/she will have approved
  • we will have approved
  • you will have approved
  • they will have approved
Future Continuous
  • I will be approving
  • you will be approving
  • he/she will be approving
  • we will be approving
  • you will be approving
  • they will be approving
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been approving
  • you have been approving
  • he/she has been approving
  • we have been approving
  • you have been approving
  • they have been approving
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been approving
  • you will have been approving
  • he/she will have been approving
  • we will have been approving
  • you will have been approving
  • they will have been approving
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been approving
  • you had been approving
  • he/she had been approving
  • we had been approving
  • you had been approving
  • they had been approving
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