| 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 |
| credence | n; /give, attach/ ~ to, (fml) believe, mempercayai: no one will give ~ to such a tale, tiada sesiapa pun yg akan mempercayai cerita begitu; lend ~ to, membuktikan kebenaran: the facts lend ~ to the rumour, fakta-fakta membuktikan kebenaran khabar angin itu; letters of ~, surat tauliah, (surat) wasikah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |