approve
/əˈpɹuv/
verb
Common
1.v.give sanction to
“I approve of his educational policies”
2.v.judge to be right or commendable; think well of
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approve and okay share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. approve means “give sanction to”. okay means “an endorsement”. okay is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/əˈpɹuv/
1.v.give sanction to
“I approve of his educational policies”
2.v.judge to be right or commendable; think well of
/ˌoʊˈkeɪ/
1.n.an endorsement
“they gave us the O.K. to go ahead”
2.v.give sanction to
“I approve of his educational policies”
3.adj.being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
“an all-right movie”
| approve | okay | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /əˈpɹuv/ | /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ |
| Said | uh-PROOV | oh-KAY |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 7 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | verb | noun, verb, adjective, adverb |
| Senses | 2 | 4 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | O.K., okay, sanction | O.K., OK, okey |
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