approved
1approved — I (agreed) adjective acknowledged, admitted, allowable, allowed, arranged, completed, contracted for, decided, eligible, formal, meritorious, permissible, settled, stipulated II (authoritative) adjective accepted, accredited, authentic,… …
2approved — approved; un·approved; …
3Approved — Approve Ap*prove , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Approved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Approving}.] [OE. aproven, appreven, to prove, OF. aprover, F. approuver, to approve, fr. L. approbare; ad + probare to esteem as good, approve, prove. See {Prove}, and cf.… …
4approved — /əˈpruvd/ (say uh proohvd) verb 1. past tense and past participle of approve. –noun 2. → approved handicap. 3. → approved horse. –phrase 4. be approved, to be authorised or sanctioned …
5approved — [[t]əpru͟ːvd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n An approved method or course of action is officially accepted as appropriate in a particular situation. The approved method of cleaning is industrial sand blasting …
6approved — adj. Approved is used with these nouns: ↑contractor, ↑pesticide, ↑social worker …
7approved — ap|proved [əˈpru:vd] adj [only before noun] officially recognized as being of a particular level or standard ▪ Funding is available for approved courses …
8approved — ap|proved [ ə pruvd ] adjective * accepted officially as being suitable in a particular situation: The plane was flying below the approved minimum altitude of 500 feet …
9approved */ — UK [əˈpruːvd] / US [əˈpruvd] adjective accepted officially as being suitable in a particular situation The plane was flying below the approved minimum altitude of 500 feet …
10approved — adjective established by authority; given authoritative approval (Freq. 4) a list of approved candidates • Syn: ↑sanctioned • Similar to: ↑authorized, ↑authorised …
