approved

UK /əˈpɹuːvd/ US /əˈpɹuːvd/

adj 2

Definitions

adj

Having received approval.

Employees' approved expense claims will be reimbursed by the 4th of the following month.

Proven or demonstrated by experience.

Now woorthy Tamburlaine, haue I repoſ’d, In thy approoued Fortunes all my hope, What thinkſt thou man, ſhal come of our attempts?

Collocations

ADJ.

all, foolish

The committee approved all the proposals without any serious objections.

VERB + APPROVED

budget, decide, plan, show

The board approved the budget for next year's marketing campaign.

APPROVED + NOUN

action, city, committee, congress, difficulties, entirety, expense

The city council approved the new housing development after months of community debate.

PREP.

after, in

The project was approved after the committee reviewed all the detailed proposals.

ADV.

finally, narrowly, unanimously

The city council finally approved the new park project after months of debate.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — established by authority

sanctioned

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Employees' approved expense claims will be reimbursed by the 4th of the following month.

Wiktionary

Now woorthy Tamburlaine, haue I repoſ’d, In thy approoued Fortunes all my hope, What thinkſt thou man, ſhal come of our attempts?

Wiktionary

The committee approved the draft budget.

Tatoeba · #28238

The committee approved the budget.

Tatoeba · #28239

All of us approved of the plan.

Tatoeba · #32154

The plan was approved in its entirety.

Tatoeba · #238028

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, approved is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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