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Approval

Definition: Approval

Approval

Noun

1. The formal act of giving approval: "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person".

2. A feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval".

3. Acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval".

4. A message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "approval" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)


Specialty Definitions: Approval

DomainDefinitions

Finance

Project that has been approved by the EBRD's. Board of Directors. Approval does not always lead to signing. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Approval

Synonyms: approving (n), blessing (n), commendation (n), favorable reception (n), favourable reception (n). (additional references)
Antonym: disapproval (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Approval

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Approbation

Noun: approbation; approval, approvement; sanction, advocacy; nod of approbation; esteem, estimation, good opinion, golden opinions, admiration; love; appreciation, regard, account, popularity, gr/kudos/gr, credit; repute; best seller.

Assent

Ratification, confirmation, corroboration, approval, acceptance, visa; indorsement; (record).

Consent

Noun: consent; assent; acquiescence; approval; compliance, agreement, concession; yieldance, yieldingness; accession, acknowledgment, acceptance, agnition.

Experiment

Adverb: on trial, under examination, on probation, under probation, on one's trial, on approval.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Approval

English words defined with "approval": secret approval. (references)
Specialty definitions using "approval": Device Approval, Drug Approval. (references)

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Modern Usage: Approval

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Nineteen post-graduate degrees in mathematics, and your best explanation for going from a 63 to a 46 percent approval rating in five weeks is mood swings? (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin.)

If I want him to do anything when he gets there, I need the Prime Minister's written approval! (The Sandbaggers; writing credit: Claude Lelouch)

And here I am, scrambling for your approval, when I'm way cooler than you are 'cause I'm not a sheep. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer)

When I need approval, do you know what I do? (Style and Substance; writing credit: James Grissom)

I don't believe God himself would entirely meet with her approval. (Anne of Green Gables; writing credit: Lucy Maud Montgomery; Kevin Sullivan)

Clever

A man cannot be made comfortable without his own approval. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Movie/TV Titles

Girl on Approval (1961)

On Approval (1944)

Marriage On Approval (1933)

On Approval (1930)

Their Children's Approval (1912)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Approval

DomainTitle

Books

  • Annual Billing Approval Database (reference)

  • Approval Plans: Issues and Innovations (Acquisitions Librarian Series, No. 16) (reference)

  • Creating Breakthrough Products: Innovation from Product Planning to Program Approval (reference)

  • Gang Approval (reference)

  • International Plastics Flammability Handbook: Principles Regulations Testing and Approval (reference)

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Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Approval

Computer Images:
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Photo Album: Approval

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WAVES at Naval Air Station, New Orleans, Louisiana, try on the newly-authorized Overseas Cap, while registering varying degrees of approval and disapproval, circa 1944-45. They are (from left to right): Yeoman 2nd Class Bernice Elliot; Yeoman 3rd Class Martha Dietlin; and Seaman 1st Class Kay Magee. Credit: NAVY.

Craftsmaster of the harbor utility craft YFU-74, gives a smile of approval as his crew prepares to leave the lighterage area at Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam, on a cargo run northward to Dong Ha, 21 May 1969. Credit: NAVY.

Approval. Credit: Library of Congress.

Hawaii's Constitutional Convention opens April 4 in Honolulu armory, with 63 delegates gathered to write a constitution for Hawaii pending Senate approval of statehood for the territory. Credit: Library of Congress.

Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. The stamp of approval goes on these sections of naval shell extractors before they are shipped from this New York state plant doing war work on subcontract. The plant formerly turned out merry-go-rounds. The naval inspect. Credit: Library of Congress.

Near Douglas, Georgia. "You don't have to worriate so much and you've got time to raise somp'n to eat." The program to eliminate the risk and uncertainty of a one-crop system meets the approval of this sharecropper. She sits on the porch and sorts tobacco. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Approval

AuthorQuotation

Andrew Carnegie

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

Horace

He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful.

Oscar Wilde

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. When man is happy, he is in harmony with himself and his environment.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Approval

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

The method of filling vacancies and other similar questions may be determined by the Governing Body subject to the approval of the Conference. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Approval

TitleAuthorQuote

Sylvie and Bruno Concluded

Carroll, Lewis

The young lady nodded approval.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Approval

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Expediting development, review, and approval of new products. (references)

A young person under treatment should not take any other medications without the physician's approval. (references)

As promptly as possible, we notify the cancer community about FDA's approval of a new cancer drug, biologic or device. (references)

Business

After five years, the marketing approval must be renewed. (references)

Its "StarChina" bank IC card has passed PBOC's approval process. (references)

Most pharmaceutical chemicals are not subject to marketing approval. (references)

Children

Burundi

The National Assembly's approval of the ratification was completed before the existence of the Senate; therefore, the Senate's approval likely is unnecessary. (references)

Burundi

With the approval of the National Assembly, the President has the authority to issue a decree ratifying the Protocol and to transmit an instrument of ratification. (references)

South Africa

The Cabinet continued to withhold approval for programs to reduce the rate of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS during the year; however, the director of AIDS programs allowed provincial governments to implement the programs without cabinet approval. (references)

Civil Liberties

Yemen

Then it is submitted to a special committee for final approval. (references)

Papua New Guinea

Public demonstrations require police approval and 14-days' notice. (references)

Pakistan

In June Ullah began to report on local tribal clashes without official approval. (references)

Economic History

Korea

Again, approval is virtually automatic. (references)

Malaysia

Project approval depends on many factors. (references)

Morocco

No prior government approval is required. (references)

Human Rights

Cote d'Ivoire

Wardens rarely grant approval on the first request. (references)

Mozambique

No Assembly approval is needed for other judicial appointments. (references)

Bolivia

A detainee may not be held for more than 24 hours without court approval. (references)

Indigenous People

India

No outsiders are allowed to own land in the tribal areas without approval from tribal authorities. (references)

Minorities

Yugoslavia

This multiethnic police force has wide approval in the Albanian community. (references)

Lebanon

Other foreigners may own a limited size plot of land but only after obtaining the approval of five different district offices. (references)

Political Economy

Qatar

Laws are subject to the Emir's approval prior to taking effect. (references)

Kuwait

Men must obtain government approval to marry foreign-born women. (references)

JAPAN

The United States will continue monitoring Japan's approval time. (references)

Political Rights

Bhutan

Consensus approval takes place at a public gathering. (references)

Djibouti

The amnesty bill was pending approval before the National Assembly at year's end. (references)

Jordan

Appointments made by the King to high government posts do not require legislative approval. (references)

Trade

Argentina

This license is valid for 60 days from the approval date. (references)

Kenya

Remittances in excess of this amount require CBK approval. (references)

Spain

Prior approval by the State Secretariat of Commerce is necessary. (references)

Travel

Saudi Arabia

The Saudi sponsor's approval is required for these permits. (references)

Slovak Rep

Even relatively minor decisions may require the approval of a high level official. (references)

Yemen

The use of the phrase "Inshallah" (God willing) should not be interpreted as approval or agreement. (references)

Women

India

CEDAW noted with approval a bill reserving certain political offices for women. (references)

Mozambique

Without such approval, a woman cannot lease property, obtain a loan, or contract for goods and services. (references)

Yemen

A woman wishing to marry a foreigner must present proof of her parents' approval to the Interior Ministry. (references)

Worker Rights

Haiti

The Labor Code does not require prior approval before any association is established. (references)

Bahamas

Private sector and most public sector workers may form or join unions without prior approval. (references)

Jordan

Unions generally do not seek approval for a strike, but workers use the threat of a strike as a negotiating tactic. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

EXECUTIVE, n. An officer of the Government, whose duty it is to enforce the wishes of the legislative power until such time as the judicial department shall be pleased to pronounce them invalid and of no effect. Following is an extract from an old book entitled, The Lunarian Astonished -- Pfeiffer & Co., Boston, 1803: LUNARIAN: Then when your Congress has passed a law it goes directly to the Supreme Court in order that it may at once be known whether it is constitutional? TERRESTRIAN: O no; it does not require the approval of the Supreme Court until having perhaps been enforced for many years somebody objects to its operation against himself -- I mean his client. The President, if he approves it, begins to execute it at once. LUNARIAN: Ah, the executive power is a part of the legislative. Do your policemen also have to approve the local ordinances that they enforce? TERRESTRIAN: Not yet -- at least not in their character of constables. Generally speaking, though, all laws require the approval of those whom they are intended to restrain. LUNARIAN: I see. The death warrant is not valid until signed by the murderer. TERRESTRIAN: My friend, you put it too strongly; we are not so consistent. LUNARIAN: But this system of maintaining an expensive judicial machinery to pass upon the validity of laws only after they have long been executed, and then only when brought before the court by some private person -- does it not cause great confusion? TERRESTRIAN: It does. LUNARIAN: Why then should not your laws, previously to being executed, be validated, not by the signature of your President, but by that of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? TERRESTRIAN: There is no precedent for any such course. LUNARIAN: Precedent. What is that? TERRESTRIAN: It has been defined by five hundred lawyers in three volumes each. So how can any one know?

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Approval

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Jesse Ventura

Well, first of all, President Bush is going to experience the same thing, too. Approval ratings are just the way the wind happens to be blowing that week. And it's very difficult.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Approval

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837The consequences apprehended when the deposit act of the last session received a reluctant approval have been measurably realized.

Grover Cleveland

1885-1889; 1893-1897I find also much comfort in remembering that my countrymen are just and generous and in the assurance that they will not condemn those who by sincere devotion to their service deserve their forbearance and approval.

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953In this pattern of control, the United States, with the full approval of its partners, has retained primary authority and primary responsibility.

John F. Kennedy

1961-1963With the approval of this Congress, we have undertaken in the past year a great new effort in outer space.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Approval

"Approval" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Approval" is used about 3,915 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%3,9152,499

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Approval

Expressions using "approval": approval rate buzz of approval Device Approval Drug Approval entire approval highway authorities products approval scheme loan approval meet with approval nod approval official approval on approval prior approval put one's seal of approval on smth. regulatory approval seal of approval secret approval smile approval subject to approval subject to the approval of tacit approval with approval. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "approval": approval-procedures, approval-rating, approval-seeking.

Ending with "approval": non-approval.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Approval

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

instant credit card approval

559

approval presidential rating

29

online credit card approval

145

home loan pre approval

27

credit card guaranteed approval

117

personal loan instant approval

26

bush approval rating

110

fast approval credit card

25

instant approval credit card online

95

loan approval

24

mortgage pre approval

84

president bush approval rating

21

instant credit approval

84

guaranteed loan approval

20

secured loan approval

82

guaranteed credit approval

20

quick loan approval

53

online credit approval

19

fast loan approval

50

instant credit card application approval

19

fda approval

50

approval good housekeeping seal

19

pre approval

50

pre approval loan

19

loan fast approval emergency

49

ul approval

18

instant approval payday advance

48

instant 60 second att online approval

18

approval

45

approval benefit first

17

loan instant approval

43

online credit and instant approval

17

credit card approval

37

seal of approval

17

credit card easy approval

37

approval president rating

17

instant approval

33

approval guaranteed loan personal

17

mortgage approval

32

online approval for personal loan

17
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Approval

Language Translations for "approval"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

applous (acclaim, acclamation), akklamasie (acclaim, acclamation). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

aprovim (applause, approbation, assent, commendation), miratim (acceptance, acclamation, adoption, approbation, assent, confirmation, consent, countenance, enactment, endorsement, Favor, favour, goodwill, imprimatur, indorsement, leave, ok, okay, okey, ratification, recognition, sanction, validation, warrant). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏موافقة (accession, agreement, assent, consent, convenience, endorsement, fitness, indorsement, ok, okay, okey, propriety, ratification, sanction, suitability), ‏قبول (acceptance, admission, admittance, agreement, assent, consent), ‏تصديق على (approbation), ‏إستحسان (acceptance, applause, approbation, curtain call, favor, favour). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

съгласие (accord, accordance, agreement, assent, compliance, concert, concord, concurrence, congruence, consensus, consent, consonance, consort, fiat, grant, harmony, rapport, sympathy, understanding, union, unison, unity, yea, yes), одобрение (acceptance, acclaim, accolade, approbation, authorization, confirmation, fiat, imprimatur, okay, passing, plaudit, sanction, thumbs up). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

认同. (various references)

   

Czech

  

souhlas (acceptance, accord, agreement, applause, approbation, assent, blessing, compliance, conformity, consensus, consent, consistency, correspondence, nod, ok, okay, permission, say so), schválení (adoption, approbation, endorsement, passing, ratification, sanction, say so). (various references)

   

Danish

  

bifald (acclaim, acclamation). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

toejuiching (acclaim, acclamation), goedkeuring (acclaim), acclamatie (acclaim, acclamation). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

aprobo (acclaim), aplaŭdo (acclaim, acclamation), aklamo (acclaim, acclamation). (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

fagnaðarróp (acclaim, acclamation). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

موافقت (Accord, Accordance, Acquiescence, Adhesion, Agreement, Approbation, Assent, Concurrence, Congruity, Consent, Endorsement, Sympathy, Understanding), تصویب (Approbation, Okay, Passage, Ratification, Resolution, Sanction), تجویز (Prescription). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

suostumus (acceptance, consent), hyväksyminen (acceptance, acceptation, acknowledgement, admission, applause, approbation, consent, endorsement). (various references)

   

French

  

approbation (approbation), agrément, acclamation (applause). (various references)

   

Frisian

  

ynstimming (acclaim, acclamation), hantsjeklappen (acclaim, acclamation). (various references)

   

German

  

genehmigung (accreditation, agreement, approbation, assent, authorization, consent, granting, license, licensing, pass, permission, permit, sanction, sanctioning), zustimmung (accordance, agreement, approbation, assent, assentation, compliance, consent, indulgence, o.k., okay, sanction), Zulassung (admission, admittance, authorization, certification, charter, license, licensing, permission, registration, vehicle registration document), billigung (approbation, endorsement), bewilligung (allowing, grant, granting, vote), beifall (acclaim, acclamation, acclamations, applause, cheering, cheers, clap, hand, plaudit), anerkennung (acceptance, acclaim, acclamation, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, appreciation, kudos, praise, recognition, respect). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

έγκριση (approbation, approval of, sanction). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

אשור (acknowledgment, affirmation, approbation, authentication, authorization, certificate, charter, confirmation, corroboration, endorsement, o.k., ratification, sanction), אשר" (permit, visa), "תר (approbation, dispensation, licence, license, loosening, permission, permit, sufferance), "סכמ" (acquiescence, agreement, approbation, concurrence, consent), 'ושפ ק" (authorization, cachet, seal). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

helyeslés (acclamation, applause, approbation, suffrage), jóváhagyás (acquiescence, adhesion, affirmation, approbation, assent, confirmation, consent, counter-signature, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsation, indorsement, ratification, sanction, validation), hozzájárulás (acquiescence, admittance, approbation, assent, concurrence, connivance, consent, contribution, co-operation, endorsement, fiat, imprimatur, mite, permission, share, subscription). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

restu, persetujuan (agreement, assent, bargain, concert, concordance, consensus, deal), pengabsahan (endorsement, legalization), pembenaran (confirmation, correction, emendantion, endorsement, justification), ijma (general permisson, unanimous opinion). (various references)

   

Italian

  

approvazione (acceptance, acceptation, acclaim, accolade, approbation, assent, countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsation, indorsement), omologazione (ratification, sanction), gradimento (acceptance, liking, pleasure, satisfaction), applausi (acclaim, acclamation, applause). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

同意 (agreement, consent, same meaning, same opinion), 嘉賞 , "賛 (authorization, co-operation, mutual aid, support), 容認 , 准許 (sanction), 是認 , 決裁 (sanction), 可決 (adoption, passage), 承認 (acknowledgement, agreement, consent, recognition), 認め (final seal), 許可 (permission), 裁可 (sanction), 裁許 (sanction), 賛成 (agreement, favour, support), 賛意 (assent), 賛同 (endorsement), 認可 (license, permission), 検定 (inspection, official certification). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

さ"い (assent, second lieutenant, the third rank), じゅ"きょ (authority, based on, basis, conformance, sanction, standard), け"てい (dedication, inspection, official certification, presentation, wise younger brother), けっさい (liquidation, purification, religious abstinence, sanction, settlement), ように" (employee, manager, steward), かけつ (adoption, conditional approval, passage), かしょう (burn, Chinese merchants abroad, few, little, praise, receptacle, riverbed, scald, scanty, singing, song, temporary name, too few, too small, undeserved praise), みとめ (final seal), どうい (agreement, consent, jacket, same meaning, same opinion, similarities and differences, the same digit, the same rank, vest), ぜに", さ"せい (3rd generation in US, acidity, agreement, birth control, children of nisei, favour, frequent reflection, participation in government, support), さ"どう (birth canal, corduroy, endorsement, mountain road, mountain trail, plank road, road approaching a shrine, visiting a home or a shrine), さいか (accident, calamity, catastrophe, load, loading, mistake, remarriage, sanction, the lowest, the worst), さいきょ (another attempt, sanction), きょか (firebrand, permission, pine torch, torchlight), しょうに" (acknowledgement, advancement, agreement, child, consent, holy priest, merchant, promotion, recognition, saint, shopkeeper, small person, trader, witness), きょうさ" (authorization, communism, co-operation, mutual aid, strong acid, support), に"か (license, permission). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

승인 (Acceptation, Endorsing, Indorsing, ok, Okay, recognition). (various references)

   

Manx

  

lowal rish, coontey-mie jeh. (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

godkjenning. (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

aprobashon (acclaim), aplouso (acclaim, acclamation). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

approvalay

   

Portuguese

  

aprovação (acceptance, acclaim, adhesion, approbation, assent, countenance, imprimatur, lightship, sanction), aplauso (acclaim, acclamation, applause, cheering, clap, hand, plaudit, praise). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

aviz (advice, notice, notification, service), asentiment (acquiescence, ascent, consent, leave), aprobare (acceptance, approbation, cheer, concurrence, countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, passage, sanction), sufragiu (suffrage, voice, vote), simpatie (attraction, congeniality, countenance, fellow feeling, liking, love, popularity, regard, sympathy), consimţãmânt (accord, accordance, acquiescence, adhesion, agreeableness, assent, consent, leave), îngãduinţã (lenience, leniency, lenity, mercy, non-interference, patience, tolerance). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

рассмотрение (advisement, consideration, review, scrutinies, speculation), одобрение (acclamation, acclamations, applause, approbation, approvement, aprobation, encouragement, o.k., ok, recognition, sanction, suffrage). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

odobrenje (allocation, approbation, clearance, endorsement, grant, licence, license, permission, sanction). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

aprobación (acceptance, adoption, applause, approbation, assentation, consent, encouragement, endorsement, Favor, favour, indorsation, indorsement, passage, sanction, say so, suffrage), aplauso (acclaim, acclamation, applause, hand). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

godkännande (accession, acclaim, adoption, approbation, endorsement, indorsation, indorsement, pass, pass degree, sanction, validation), bifall (acclaim, acclamation, applause, approbation, assent, endorsement, indorsation, sanction), gillande (approbation, assent, Favor, favour, in favor of, in favour of, o.k., ok, okay, okey, plaudit), anklang. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

alkix (acclaim, acclamation), uygun bulma (consent), onaylama (acceptance, appro, attestation, carriage, certification, confirmation, corroboration, legitimation, ratification, recognition, subscription, validation), onay (acknowledgement, affirmation, approbation, assent, backing, certification, confirmation, endorsement, indorsement, legitimation, o.k., ok, okay, ratification, sanction, visa, vise), onama (acceptance, approbation, confirmation, countenance), kabul (acceptance, acceptation, acknowledgement, admission, admittance, agreed, assent, concession, done, drawing room, it's a bargain, o.k., placet, receiving, reception, recognition, thumbs up), beğenme (appreciation, appro, enjoyment, partiality). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

tekge (support), synag (test, trial). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

схвалення (acceptance, accolade, allowance, applause, approbation, approof, backing, o.k., ok, okay, okey), санкція (approbation, approof, assent, imprimatur, o.k., ok, okay, okey, sanction), згода (accedence, accord, accordance, adhesion, agreement, approbation, arrangement, assent, compliance, concert, concord, concordance, consensus, consent, consonance, entente, fiat, o.k., ok, okay, okey, okeydokey, oneness, suit, understanding, yea, yes), затвердження (approbation, proving, ratification, validation). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự tán th nh (acceptance, agreement, approbation, assent, endorsement, espousal, fiat, imprimatur, indorsation, indorsement, o.k.), sự chấp thuận sự phê chuẩn, sự đ"ng ý (accord, accordance, acquiescence, adhesion, agreement, approbation, concurrence, consent, imprimatur, o.k.). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

arddeliad (conviction, unction), cymeradwyaeth (acclamation, applause, approbation). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Approval

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

acclamatio, archelaus, assensus, laude, laudem, laudes, laudi, laudibus, laudis, laus, proba, probabat, probabis, probabitur, probabo, probabuntur, probans, probant, probantes, probare, probarentur, probaret, probas, probassem, probasset, probasti, probat, probata, probatam, probate, probati, probatio, probatione, probationem, probatissimi, probatissimum, probato, probator, probatum, probatur, probatus, probaveritis, probaverunt, probavi, probavimus, probavit, probemus, probent, probentur, probes, probet, probetis, probetur, reprobatio. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Approval

LanguageDateSourceActs Chapter 2, Verse 22
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintAndreV israhlitai akousate touV logouV toutouV ihsoun ton nazwraion andra apo tou qeou apodedeigmenon eiV umaV dunamesin kai terasin kai shmeioiV oiV epoihsen di autou o qeoV en mesw umwn kaqwV kai autoi oidate
Latin405VulgateViri israhelitae audite verba haec Iesum Nazarenum virum adprobatum a Deo in vobis virtutibus et prodigiis et signis quae fecit per illum Deus in medio vestri sicut vos scitis
Old English990West Saxon"Menn of Israhele, hier me: Iesus of Nasarethe wæs eow afanded of Gode þurh þa mihta, wundras and tacn þe God wyrhte on eower gemang þurh hine, swa ge cnewað.
Middle English1395WyclifYe men of Israel, here ye these wordis. Jhesu of Nazareth, a man preued of God bifor you bi vertues, and wondris, and tokenes, which God dide bi hym in the myddil of you,
Renaissance English1526TyndaleYe men of Israel heare these wordes. Iesus of Nazareth a ma approved of God amoge you with myracles wondres and signes which God dyd by him in ye myddes of you as ye youre selves knowe:
Jacobean English1611King JamesYe men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
Victorian English1833WebsterYe men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
Basic English1964OgdenMen of Israel, give ear to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man who had the approval of God, as was made clear to you by the great works and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves have knowledge,

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Matched Bible Translations: Approval

LanguageActs Chapter 2, Verse 22
AlbanianBurra të Izraelit, dëgjoni këto fjalë: Jezusi Nazareas, njeriu i dëftuar nga Perëndia ndër ju me vepra të fuqishme, me mrekulli dhe shenja që Perëndia bëri ndër ju me anë të ti tij, siç edhe vet e dini,
Cebuano"Mga tawo sa Israel, patalinghugi ninyo kining mga pulonga: si Jesus nga Nazaretnon, tawo nga gipanghimatud-an kaninyo sa Dios pinaagi sa gamhanang mga buhat ug mga kahibulongan ug mga ilhanan nga gihimo sa Dios pinaagi kaniya sa taliwala ninyo, sumala sa inyo nang nasayran--
Croatian"Izraelci, èujte ove rijeèi: Isusa Nazareæanina, èovjeka kojega Bog pred vama potvrdi silnim djelima, èudesima i znamenjima koja, kao što znate, po njemu uèini meðu vama -
DanishI israelitiske Mænd! hører disse Ord: Jesus af Nazareth, en Mand, som fra Gud var godtgjort for eder ved kraftige Gerninger og Undere og Tegn, hvilke Gud gjorde ved ham midt iblandt eder, som I jo selv vide,
DutchGij Israelietische mannen, hoort deze woorden: Jezus den Nazarener, een Man van God, onder ulieden betoond door krachten, en wonderen, en tekenen, die God door Hem gedaan heeft, in het midden van u, gelijk ook gijzelven weet;
FinnishTe Israelin miehet, kuulkaa nämä sanat: Jeesuksen, Nasaretilaisen, sen miehen, josta Jumala todisti teille voimallisilla teoilla ja ihmeillä ja merkeillä, joita Jumala hänen kauttansa teki teidän keskellänne, niinkuin te itse tiedätte,
FrenchHommes Israélites, écoutez ces paroles! Jésus de Nazareth, cet homme qui Dieu a rendu témoignage devant vous par les miracles, les prodiges et les signes qu`il a opérés par lui au milieu de vous, comme vous le savez vous-mêmes;
Haitian CreoleNou menm moun laras Izrayèl, koute sa m' pral di nou la a: Jezi, moun Nazarèt la, se Bondye menm ki te voye l' paske nou te wè tout mirak, tout bèl bagay ak tout siy Bondye te ba l' pouvwa fè nan mitan nou. Sa se bagay nou tout konnen.
HungarianIzráelita férfiak, halljátok meg e beszédeket: A názáreti Jézust, azt a férfiút, a ki Istentõl bizonyságot nyert elõttetek erõk, csudatételek és jelek által, melyeket õ általa cselekedett Isten ti köztetek, a mint magatok is tudjátok.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSaudara-saudara orang-orang Israel! Dengarlah apa yang saya katakan ini: Yesus orang Nazaret itu sudah diberi tugas oleh Allah untuk saudara. Itu nyata sekali pada keajaiban-keajaiban dan hal-hal luar biasa yang Allah lakukan di tengah-tengah kalian melalui Yesus itu. Semuanya itu saudara sendiri sudah tahu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaHai orang Israel, dengarlah olehmu akan perkataanku ini: Adapun Yesus orang Nazaret itu, seorang yang disahkan Allah kepadamu dengan perbuatan kuasa dan mujizat dan tanda ajaib yang diadakan Allah dengan tangan Yesus di antara kamu, seperti yang kamu ketahui sendiri;
MaoriE nga tangata o Iharaira, kia rongo koutou ki enei kupu; Ko Ihu o Nahareta, he tangata i tino whaitohungia e te Atua ki a koutou i runga i nga merekara, i nga mea whakamiharo, i nga tohu i mea ai te Atua kia mahia e ia i waenganui o koutou, e mo hio ana ano ra koutou.
NorwegianIsraelittiske menn! hør disse ord: Jesus fra Nasaret, en mann som var blitt utpekt for eder av Gud ved kraftige gjerninger og under og tegn, som Gud gjorde ved ham midt iblandt eder, således som I selv vet,
RumanianBqrbayi Israeliyi, ascultayi cuvintele acestea! Pe Isus din Nazaret, om adeverit de Dumnezeu knaintea voastrq prin minunile, semnele wi lucrqrile pline de putere, pe cari le -a fqcut Dumnezeu prin El kn mijlocul vostru, dupq cum bine wtiyi;
ShuarTuke chichaak: `Israernumia shuartiram, wi Títiatjana nu antuktarum. Nasarétnumia Jesusnan tajai. Nú Jesusan Yus shiir Enentáimtawai. Yuska, átum ti Enentáimprarum ni kakarmarin paant nekaatarum tusa, Nú Jesusan ti Ikiakármiayi. Tura Jesusjai aentsti Túrachminian Yuska Túramiayi, átum iimmianum. Nuka ti paant nékarme, Tímiayi.
SpanishHombres de Israel, oíd estas palabras: Jesús de Nazaret fue hombre acreditado por Dios ante vosotros con hechos poderosos, maravillas y señales que Dios hizo por medio de él entre vosotros, como vosotros mismos sabéis.
Swahili"Wananchi wa Israeli, sikilizeni maneno haya! Yesu wa Nazareti alikuwa mtu ambaye mamlaka yake ya kimungu yalithibitishwa kwenu kwa miujiza, maajabu na ishara Mungu alizofanya kati yenu kwa njia yake, kama mnavyojua.
SwedishI män av Israel, hören dessa ord: Jesus från Nasaret, en man som inför eder fick vittnesbörd av Gud genom kraftgärningar och under och tecken, vilka Gud genom honom gjorde bland eder, såsom I själva veten,
UmaOti toe, na'umpui' Petrus lolita-na, na'uli': "Ompi' -ompi' -ku to Israel! Pe'epei to ku'uli' -kokoi tohe'i. Yesus to Nazaret, Hi'a-mi to napelihi pai' napakatantu Alata'ala jadi' Magau' Topetolo'. Alata'ala mpopo'incai-koi Kayesus-na Magau' Topetolo', apa' nawai' -i kuasa mpobabehi wori' tanda mekoncehi pai' anu mobaraka' pai' kajadia' bohe. Nihilo moto-mi hawe'ea toe ompi', pai' ni'inca kamakono-na.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Approval

Derivations

Words beginning with "approval": approvals. (additional references)

Words ending with "approval": disapproval. (additional references)

Words containing "approval": disapprovals. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Approval" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Apponale, appproval, appreal, approv, approveal, Aprkov, aproval, improval, Kaprova. (additional references)

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Rhyming with "Approval"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "approval" (pronounced upruw"vul)
7u p r uw" v u ldisapproval.
4-uw" v u lremoval.
3-v u lanvil, archival, arrival, arval, bedevil, bevel, carnival, civil, daredevil, devil, dishevel, drivel, evil, festival, gavel, gravel, grovel, hovel, interval, larval, level, marvel, medieval, multilevel, naval, navel, novel, oval, primeval, Ravel, retrieval, revel, revival, rival, servile, shovel, shrivel, survival, swivel, travel, uncivil, unravel, upheaval, weevil.

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Anagrams: Approval

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-l-o-p-p-r-v"

-2 letters: poplar.

-3 letters: appal, arval, larva, papal, parol, parvo, polar, valor, vapor, volar.

-4 letters: alar, arvo, lava, opal, oral, oval, palp, papa, para, plop, prao, proa, prop, vara.

-5 letters: aal, ala, alp, ava, avo, lap, lar, lav, lop, oar, ora, ova, pal, pap, par, pol, pop, pro, rap, var.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-l-o-p-p-r-v"
 

+1 letter: approvals.

 

+2 letters: approvable, approvably.

 

+3 letters: disapproval.

 

+4 letters: disapprovals.

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