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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

approve...

He would not approve of his daughter's marriage to a poor man.

My question is whether of here can be omitted since approve can be transitive.

secondly, why approve seems to be absurd since permite and allow can be used in the way of permit/allow sb. to do sth. but approve cannot.
  

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Hi, He would not approve his daughter's marriage to a poor man. This means he would not give his permission. It can also mean just that he didn't think it was a good idea, but because we are talking about father and daughter, I think the 'permission'meaning is the one for this sentence.

— Clive

  • Hi, He would not approve his daughter's marriage to a poor man.
  • This means he would not give his permission.
  • It can also mean just that he didn't think it was a good idea, but because we are talking about father and daughter, I think the 'permission'meaning is the one for this sentence.
  • I do not approve of his daughter's marriage to a poor man.
  • This means I don't think the marriage is a good idea.
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Hi,

He would not approve his daughter's marriage to a poor man. This means he would not give his permission. It can also mean just that he didn't think it was a good idea, but because we are talking about father and daughter, I think the 'permission'meaning is the one for this sentence.

I do not approve of his daughter's m
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Interesting.

I'm now wondering whether parental consent is still required in the UK (or other countries) if you're under 18.

I believe it's required over here if you belong to certain religions.

MrP
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