noun
an endorsement
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they gave us the O.K. to go ahead
• Hypernyms: ↑sanction, ↑countenance, ↑endorsement, ↑indorsement, ↑warrant, ↑imprimatur
verb
give sanction to
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I approve of his educational policies
• Ant: ↑disapprove (for: ↑approve)
• Derivationally related forms:
↑sanction (for: ↑sanction), ↑okay (for: ↑okay), ↑OK, ↑approbative (for: ↑approve), ↑approbation (for: ↑approve), ↑approver (for: ↑approve), ↑approval (for: ↑approve)
• Hyponyms:
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Somebody ——s PP
adverb
in a satisfactory or adequate manner
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she'll do okay on her own
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held up all right under pressure
(`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right')
• Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism
Useful english dictionary. 2012.