🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

approvazione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: approvatsione

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Approval/əˈpruː.vəl/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il progetto ha ricevuto l'approvazione dal consiglio."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of officially agreeing to or accepting something.

    "The project received approval from the board of directors."
  2. 2

    An expression of favorable opinion.

    "She smiled in approval when she saw the final design."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'approval' originates from the Middle English 'aproval', which comes from the Old French 'aprover', derived from the Latin 'approbare', meaning 'to test or prove'. Over time, the meaning evolved to signify the act of accepting or agreeing to something.

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