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# approval

noun (approval — uncountable; an approval)

«approval» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Thinking that someone or something is good or right; liking it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approval/#m1)
2. Official permission or agreement to do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approval/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school a plan may need the teacher's approval; trips need parents' approval (a permission slip). In everyday life children want their parents' approval. In news, polls measure a leader's approval rating, often given as a percentage. Phrases: give approval, win approval, nod of approval, on approval (goods you can return).

### Examples

- The trip needs your parents' approval. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approval/#x1)
- She smiled with approval at my drawing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approval/#x2)
- The plan got the head teacher's approval. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approval/#x3)
- He nodded his approval. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approval/#x4)
- The new park is waiting for approval from the council. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approval/#x5)
- The leader's approval rating rose to 60%. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approval/#x6)
- All saw the good sense of his words and showed their approval. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approval/#x7)

### Note

Verb approve (approve of something). Opposite: disapproval. In maths, an approval rating of 60% means 60 out of every 100 people asked said yes.

## In Jewish tradition

In school a plan may need the teacher's approval; trips need parents' approval (a permission slip). In everyday life children want their parents' approval. In news, polls measure a leader's approval rating, often given as a percentage. Phrases: give approval, win approval, nod of approval, on approval (goods you can return).

### Note

Verb approve (approve of something). Opposite: disapproval. In maths, an approval rating of 60% means 60 out of every 100 people asked said yes.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «approval» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/approval/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«approval» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/approval.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «approval» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/approval/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«approval» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/approval.html) on Mova free.