| approve | vi 1. think well, /berkenan, suka/ (akan): his father-in-law did not ~ of him, bapa mertuanya tdk berkenan akan dia; I chose this colour; I hope you ~, saya memilih warna ini; saya harap saudara berkenan; 2. express (usu formally) favourable opinion, bersetuju: he does not ~ of intermarriages, dia tdk bersetuju dgn kahwin campur; the police entirely ~ of the measures we have taken, pihak polis bersetuju sepenuhnya dgn langkah-langkah yg telah kami ambil; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approving | adj menunjukkan bahawa sso berkenan: he gave his son an ~ smile, dia memberi anaknya senyuman yg menunjukkan bahawa dia berkenan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approve | vt 1. think well of, (act.) berkenan dgn; (pass.) disukai: he quite ~d your choice, dia agak berkenan dgn pilihan kamu; such conduct is not ~d in our society, kelakuan spt itu tdk disukai dlm masyarakat kita; 2. express (usu formally) favourable opinion of, (act.) bersetuju (dgn); (pass.) mendapat persetujuan, di(per)setujui: the governor ~d the project, gabenor bersetuju dgn projek itu; 3. sanction formally, meluluskan: your application for leave has been ~d, permohonan cuti kamu telah diluluskan; to ~ a bill, meluluskan rang undang-undang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disapprove | vi tdk /bersetuju, berkenan/: he ~d of the way the work had been done, dia tdk bersetuju dgn cara kerja itu dibuat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approbation | n (fml) 1. approval, commendation, (mem)perkenan; (preceded by “nod”, “smile”, etc) tanda berkenan: we hope our efforts meet with your ~, kami harap usaha kami akan tuan perkenan; his quick action earned him the ~ of his superior, tindakannya yg cepat itu diperkenan oleh ketuanya; a nod of ~, mengangguk tanda berkenan; 2. official approval, kebenaran, keizinan; (of royalty) perkenan(an): we must first obtain the ~ of the authorities, kita harus terlebih dahulu mendapat kebenaran pihak berkuasa; the legislation received the royal ~, undang-undang itu mendapat perkenan diraja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disapproving | adj menunjukkan rasa tdk /setuju, berkenan/: a ~ look, pandangan yg menunjukkan rasa tdk setuju. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| assent | vi (fml) bersetuju; (of royalty) berkenan: some demurred, but most ~ed, setengah-setengah orang membuat bantahan tetapi kebanyakannya bersetuju; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approbatory | adj (fml) 1. marked by praise, bersifat memuji: most of the reviews were ~, kebanyakan ulasan itu bersifat memuji; an ~ /letter, remark, etc/, /surat, kata-kata, dll/ pujian; 2. showing favourable regard, tanda berkenan: an ~ smile, senyum tanda berkenan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| heart | put o’s ~ and soul into, menumpukan seluruh jiwa raga thdp: he put his ~ and soul into welfare work, dia menumpukan seluruh jiwa raganya thdp kerja-kerja kebajikan; set o’s ~ on, a. (st) berkenan pd: if you’ve set your ~ on this house, we won’t look any further, jika kamu sudah berkenan pd rumah ini, tdk perlu kita mencari-cari lagi; b. (doing st) /benar-benar, betul-betul/ berhasrat utk : she has set her ~ on becoming a doctor, dia benar-benar berhasrat utk menjadi doktor; o’s ~ is not in st, hati sso tdk sepenuhnya pd sst: his ~ is not in his work, hatinya tdk sepenuhnya pd kerjanya; take ~, jangan putus asa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approval | n 1. act of sanctioning, kelulusan, kebenaran, izin, meluluskan: ~ for subletting shall not be arbitrarily withheld by the landlord, kebenaran utk menyewa tumpang tdk boleh ditahan dgn sewenang-wenangnya oleh tuan tanah; a letter notifying them of the Council’s ~ of the scheme, sepucuk surat yg memberitahu mereka bahawa Majlis Bandaran telah meluluskan rancangan itu; 2. formal sanction, kelulusan: the board gave its ~ to the proposal, lembaga memberikan kelulusannya thdp cadangan itu; 3. agreement, persetujuan, kebenaran, izin, keizinan: she married without her father’s ~, dia berkahwin tanpa persetujuan bapanya; 4. favourable opinion, suka, berkenan; (preceded by “nod”, “smile”, etc) sbg tanda berkenan: the teacher’s obvious ~ of his behaviour was a boost to his confidence, gurunya yg terang-terang berkenan dgn tingkah lakunya menambahkan lagi keyakinannya; he gave a nod of ~, dia mengangguk sbg tanda berkenan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |