ratified

«ratified» in Mova's school dictionary: to make it official by voting or signing to approve it — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (ratify, ratifies, ratified, ratifying); adjective (ratified)

meaning for a pupil

1) (law, formal) To ratify a treaty, agreement or law is to make it official by voting or signing to approve it. tree →

2) Ratified describes something that has been approved in this way. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and citizenship lessons, countries ratify treaties like the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; parliaments ratify agreements. Phrases: ratified the treaty, ratified by parliament.

examples

• The treaty was ratified by both countries. tree →
• Almost every country has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. tree →
• The school council ratified the new rules. tree →
• The changes must be ratified before they count. tree →
• Parliament ratified the agreement. tree →
• Once ratified, the treaty became law. tree →

note

Formal. Past form: ratified (y → ied). Signing an agreement and ratifying it can be different steps.

Trees and pragmatics

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