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approve

/əˈpɹuːv/ verbe B1

En français : approuver

  1. To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory. (transitive) · Although we may disagree with it, we must nevertheless approve the sentence handed down by the court-martial.
  2. To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of. (transitive) · We approve the measure of the administration, for it is an excellent decision.
  3. To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept. (intransitive) · Her mother never approves of any of her boyfriends. She thinks nobody is good enough for her little girl.

Pluriel approve · He/she/it approves · Prétérit approved · Participe passé approved · Forme en -ing approving

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Forme de base
approve
He/she/it
approves
Prétérit
approved
Participe passé
approved
Forme en -ing
approving

Dans la bibliothèque

Sherlock Holmes, and I am aware of your profession—one of which I by no means approve.”
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 113 · C1
I promise you that to make up for her want of loyalty, I will be most inflexibly severe;” then casting an expressive glance at his betrothed, which seemed to say, “Fear not, for your dear sake my justice shall be tempered with mercy,” and receiving a sweet and approving smile in return, Villefort departed with paradise in his heart.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 56 · C1
Toto did not approve of this new comrade at first, for he could not forget how nearly he had been crushed between the Lion’s great jaws.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 35 · B2
“My good friend,” said Franz, turning to him, while Albert continued to point his glass at every box in the theatre, “you seem determined not to approve; you are really too difficult to please.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 369 · C1

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