🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

승인

Pronunciation / Transliteration: seung-in

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Approval/əˈpruː.vəl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"프로젝트는 이사회로부터 승인을 받았습니다."

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

Derived from the Middle English 'approvoun', stemming from the Old French 'approuver', which traces back to the Latin 'approbare' (meaning to prove, approve, or esteem). Over centuries, the term shifted from denoting general confirmation or proof of validity to specifically representing official permission, consent, or favorable opinion.

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