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 →

2) (verb, past) Agreed that something is good or right; gave permission. tree →

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 →
• Only use approved websites in class. tree →
• Wear an approved bike helmet. tree →
• My parents approved of my new friend. tree →
• The plan was approved by the council. tree →
• The new playground design has been approved. tree →
• The Empress approved of what the wise men suggested, and ordered them to set out on their mission. tree →

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.
• Saul hunted down the first Christians and approved the killing of Stephen.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «approved» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.