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# approved

«approved» in Mova's school dictionary: **Officially accepted or allowed** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (approved); past form of the verb approve (approve, approves, approved, approving)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Officially accepted or allowed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approved/#m1)

2) (verb, past) Agreed that something is good or right; gave permission. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approved/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school and safety: approved helmets, an approved list of websites, a trip approved by the head. In everyday life: Mum approved my plan. Phrases: approved by, government-approved, approved of (liked or agreed with).

### examples

- The head teacher approved the school trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approved/#x1)
- Only use approved websites in class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approved/#x2)
- Wear an approved bike helmet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approved/#x3)
- My parents approved of my new friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approved/#x4)
- The plan was approved by the council. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approved/#x5)
- The new playground design has been approved. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approved/#x6)
- The Empress approved of what the wise men suggested, and ordered them to set out on their mission. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approved/#x7)

### note

"Approve of" means think something is good; "approve" without "of" means give official permission. Noun: approval. Opposite: disapproved.

### In the corpora

- [Saul hunted down the first Christians and approved the killing of Stephen.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/20-paul-his-letters-and-the-way-of-love/0/)
- [Saul hunted down the first Christians and approved the killing of Stephen.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/20-paul-his-letters-and-the-way-of-love/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «approved» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approved/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.