Meanings
adjectiveapproved (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving received approval.
Employees' approved expense claims will be reimbursed by the 4th of the following month.
- archaicnot comparableProven 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?
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene iii
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of approve
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveestablished by authority; given authoritative approval
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Translations
Ancient Greek δόκιμος
- δόκιμος (dókimos)having received approval
Bengali মঞ্জুর
- মঞ্জুর (monjur)having received approval
Finnish hyväksytty
- hyväksyttyhaving received approval
German genehmigt, bewilligt
- genehmigthaving received approval
- bewilligthaving received approval
Hindi अनुमोदित
- अनुमोदित (anumodit)having received approval
Hungarian jóváhagyott
- jóváhagyotthaving received approval
Latin probātus
- probātushaving received approval
Portuguese aprovado
- aprovadohaving received approval
Spanish aprobado
- aprobadohaving received approval
Swedish godkänd
- godkändhaving received approval
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with approved
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APA
approved. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/approved
MLA
“approved.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/approved. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “approved,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/approved.
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