Approve vs Approved - What's the difference?
As verbs the difference between approve and approved is that approve is to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm or approve can be (english law) to make profit of; to convert to one’s own profit;—said especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor while approved is (approve). As an adjective approved is having received approval.
approve
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . Compare prove, approbate.
Verb
(approv)
To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm.
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To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
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To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
* (Ralph Waldo Emerson),
- Opportunities to approve worth.
* (Thomas Babington Macaulay),
- He had approved himself a great warrior.
* (George Gordon Byron),
- ‘T is an old lesson; Time approves it true.
* (Francis Parkman),
- His accountapproves him a man of thought.
To consider or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.
* (Henry Rogers),
- The first care and concern must be to approve himself to God.
* (Thomas Babington Macaulay),
- They had not approved of the deposition of James.
* (William Black),
- They approved of the political institutions.
- Note: This word, when it signifies to be pleased with, to think favorably (of”), is often followed by ”of .
Derived terms
()
* approval
* approvable
* I approve this message
* approvably
* approbation
Etymology 2
(etyl) aprouer; . Compare with improve.
Verb
(approv)
(English Law) To make profit of; to convert to one’s own profit;—said especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.
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approved
English
Adjective
(–)
Having received approval.
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