Definition
Approval or praise, especially official or formal recognition. Represents positive judgment or commendation of someone's actions or character.
Etymology
From Latin 'approbatio', from 'approbare' meaning 'to approve', combining 'ad-' (to) and 'probare' (to test or prove). The word suggests something that has been tested and found worthy.
Kelly Says
Think 'ap-PROBE-ation' - like something has been probed or tested and approved! The 'probe' in the middle reminds you it's been examined and found good.
Translations
ARالعربية
موافقة
muwāfaqa
CACatalà
aprovació
apruβaˈsi.o
CSČeština
schválení
sxvaːlɛɲiː
DADansk
godkendelse
ɡɒtkʰænˀælsə
DEDeutsch
Billigung
ˈbɪlɪɡʊŋ
ELΕλληνικά
έγκριση
éŋkrisi
ESEspañol
aprobación
aβoβaˈθjon
FISuomi
hyväksyntä
hyväksyntä
FRFrançais
approbation
apʁɔbasjɔ̃
HAHA
amincewa
a.mɪn.t͡ʃe.wa
HIहिन्दी
स्वीकृति
svīkṛti
HUMagyar
jóváhagyás
joːvaːhɒɟaːʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
persetujuan
pərsətudʒuan
ITItaliano
approvazione
apprɔvaˈtsiːone
KMKM
ការអនុម័ត
kɑr ʔɑnumɔt
MSBahasa Melayu
pengesahan
pəŋɛsahan
MYမြန်မာ
အတည်ပြုခြင်း
a.tanyʔpyu hkyang
NLNederlands
goedkeuring
ɣudˈkeːrɪŋ
NONorsk
godkjenning
ɡɔdkjɛnɪŋ
PLPolski
zatwierdzenie
zatfjeˈrdʑɛɲɛ
PTPortuguês
aprovação
ɐpɾɔvɐˈsɐ̃w
RORomână
aprobare
aproˈbare
RUРусский
одобрение
adabreniye
SVSvenska
godkännande
ɡɔdkɛnːandɛ
SWKiswahili
idhini
iˈðini
THไทย
การอนุมัติ
kār anumat
TLTL
pag-apruba
pagaˈpɾuba
UKУкраїнська
затвердження
zatvirdzhennya
URاردو
ممنوعیت
mamnuʿiyat
VITiếng Việt
sự chấp thuận
sự chap thuan
ZUZU
ukwaziswa
u.kʼa.zi.sʼwa