verb
1 like sb/sth
ADVERB
▪ fully , heartily , strongly , thoroughly ( esp. BrE ), very much , wholeheartedly ( esp. BrE )
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I wholeheartedly ~ of his actions.
▪ personally
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I don't personally ~ but I'm willing to live with it.
PREPOSITION
▪ of
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I very much ~ of these new tests.
2 agree to sth
ADVERB
▪ formally , officially
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His appointment has not been formally ~d yet.
▪ federally ( AmE )
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The chemical has never been federally ~d as a pesticide.
▪ personally
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He personally ~d a huge contract for 20 jets.
▪ overwhelmingly , unanimously
▪ narrowly
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The Legislature narrowly ~d an amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution.
Approve is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ authority , ↑ committee , ↑ conference , ↑ congress , ↑ council , ↑ delegate , ↑ judge , ↑ legislature , ↑ meeting , ↑ member , ↑ minister , ↑ ministry , ↑ panel , ↑ parliament , ↑ referendum , ↑ resolution , ↑ shareholder , ↑ voter
Approve is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ amendment , ↑ application , ↑ appointment , ↑ bill , ↑ budget , ↑ charter , ↑ constitution , ↑ creation , ↑ deal , ↑ directive , ↑ document , ↑ draft , ↑ drug , ↑ expansion , ↑ expenditure , ↑ funding , ↑ guideline , ↑ initiative , ↑ legislation , ↑ measure , ↑ merger , ↑ minute , ↑ motion , ↑ package , ↑ permit , ↑ petition , ↑ plan , ↑ policy , ↑ procedure , ↑ proposal , ↑ recommendation , ↑ referendum , ↑ renovation , ↑ report , ↑ request , ↑ resolution , ↑ revision , ↑ sale , ↑ scheme , ↑ treaty , ↑ use