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Zohar Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Approve and approve of

are approve and approve of interchangeable?
  

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No, they are not. The manager gave into pressure and approved the new project, but deep down he did not really approve of it . approve = agree to (something).

  • No, they are not.
  • The manager gave into pressure and approved the new project, but deep down he did not really approve of it .
  • approve = agree to (something).
  • approve of = have a good opinion of (something)
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No, they are not.

The manager gave into pressure and approved the new project, but deep down he did not really approve of it.

approve = agree to (something).
approve of = have a good opinion of (something)

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