approve – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of approve

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to approve
Participle: approved
Gerund: approving

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iapprove
youapprove
he;she;itapproves
weapprove
youapprove
theyapprove

Perfect

Ihave approved
youhave approved
he;she;ithas approved
wehave approved
youhave approved
theyhave approved

Past

Iapproved
youapproved
he;she;itapproved
weapproved
youapproved
theyapproved

Pluperfect

Ihad approved
youhad approved
he;she;ithad approved
wehad approved
youhad approved
theyhad approved

Future

Iwill approve
youwill approve
he;she;itwill approve
wewill approve
youwill approve
theywill approve

Future Perfect

Iwill have approved
youwill have approved
he;she;itwill have approved
wewill have approved
youwill have approved
theywill have approved

Subjunctive

Present

Iapprove
youapprove
he;she;itapprove
weapprove
youapprove
theyapprove

Perfect

Ihave approved
youhave approved
he;she;ithave approved
wehave approved
youhave approved
theyhave approved

Imperfect

Iapproved
youapproved
he;she;itapproved
weapproved
youapproved
theyapproved

Pluperfect

Ihad approved
youhad approved
he;she;ithad approved
wehad approved
youhad approved
theyhad approved

Conditional

Present

Iwould approve
youwould approve
he;she;itwould approve
wewould approve
youwould approve
theywould approve

Perfect

Iwould have approved
youwould have approved
he;she;itwould have approved
wewould have approved
youwould have approved
theywould have approved

Imperative

youapprove
weLet's approve
youapprove

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam approving
youare approving
he;she;itis approving
weare approving
youare approving
theyare approving

Perfect

Ihave been approving
youhave been approving
he;she;ithas been approving
wehave been approving
youhave been approving
theyhave been approving

Past

Iwas approving
youwere approving
he;she;itwas approving
wewere approving
youwere approving
theywere approving

Pluperfect

Ihad been approving
youhad been approving
he;she;ithad been approving
wehad been approving
youhad been approving
theyhad been approving

Future

Iwill be approving
youwill be approving
he;she;itwill be approving
wewill be approving
youwill be approving
theywill be approving

Future Perfect

Iwill have been approving
youwill have been approving
he;she;itwill have been approving
wewill have been approving
youwill have been approving
theywill have been approving

Conditional

Present

Iwould be approving
youwould be approving
he;she;itwould be approving
wewould be approving
youwould be approving
theywould be approving

Perfect

Iwould have been approving
youwould have been approving
he;she;itwould have been approving
wewould have been approving
youwould have been approving
theywould have been approving

Other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to back a cause, party, etc
agree with, approbate, back, support, think much of
to give approval
agree, assent, consent, grant
appreciate
favor, commend, applaud, value, support, praise, prize, recommend
authorize
sanction, validate, countenance, confirm, certify, pass, endorse, ok

Antonyms

to forbid, disallow, or proscribe
admit, allow, authorize, consent, let, permit, ratify, suffer, prohibit, tolerate, warrant
to back a cause, party, etc
contradict, disapprove, oppose
To assent tacitly; to weakly and reluctantly agree
back, object, support, acquiesce
appreciate
disparage, scorn, undervalue, ignore

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1340, "to attest (something) with authority," from O.Fr. aprover, from L. approbare "to assent to as good, regard as good," from ad- "to" + probare "to try, test something (to find if it is good)," from probus "honest, genuine" (see prove). The meaning extended c.1380 to "show (something) to be good," then to "assent to (something) as good" (1413), especially in ref. to authorities, parliaments, etc.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
4. Proto-Italic *ad
5. Proto-Italic *ad-
6. Latin ad-
7. Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
8. Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
9. Proto-Indo-European *pér
10. Proto-Indo-European *-o
11. Proto-Indo-European *pró
12. Proto-Indo-European *pro-der.
13. Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-der.
14. Proto-Italic *proβwos
15. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
16. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
17. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
18. Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
19. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
20. Proto-Italic *-ājō
21. Proto-Italic *-āō
22. Proto-Italic *proβwāō
23. Latin probō
24. Latin approbāreder.
25. Old French aproverbor.
26. Middle English aproven
27. English approve
28. From Middle English aproven, appreoven, appreven, apreven, borrowed from Old French aprover, approver, approuvir, appreuver (“to approve”), from Latin approbō, from ad + probō (“to esteem as good, approve, prove”). Doublet of approbate. By surface analysis, ad- + prove. See: Middle English 'aproven', Latin 'approbō'.

Sample Sentences

  • “ Dar ! ” he said, rolling his eyes with an approving grin; “ me fix ’ em ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ I always have supposed, ” said Miss Ophelia, “ that you, all of you, approved of these things, and thought them _right_—according to Scripture. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Tom's basket was weighed and approved; and he looked, with an anxious glance, for the success of the woman he had befriended. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] baptized, and became a member of the Christian church in the place; and showed so much intelligence, activity and zeal, and desire to do good in the world, that she was at last recommended, and approved as a missionary to one of the stations in Africa; and we have heard that the same activity and ingenuity which, when a child, made her so multiform and restless in her developments, is now employed, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Chisom and I to separate. Aderonke was Yoruba and… My parents approved and we were married. (The Lost Days)