Approve and Let

Approve

Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Let and approve are semantically related in allow topic. In some cases you can use "Let" instead a verb "Approve".

Nearby Words: approval, approbation, approving, approvingly, approvement

Let verb - To make able or possible.

Usage example: the low gravity on the moon lets you make enormous leaps and jumps

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Approve and let are semantically related in allow topic. Sometimes you can use "Approve" instead a verb "Let".

Nearby Word: letting

name	approve name	let name
time	approve time	let time
characters	approve characters	let characters
game	approve game	let game
Other words: story, book, powers.

In An Affair to Remember, Terry refuses to let Ken pay for her to get better and be able to walk again because she thinks Nickie wouldn't approve, she knows Nickie can't afford it, and she thinks it would be ungrateful of her to let Ken give her back her mobility and then go marry someone else.

Source: Honor Before Reason / Film
Honor Before Reason - Terry refuses to let Ken pay for her to get better and be able to walk again because she thinks Nickie wouldn't approve, she knows Nickie can't afford it, and she thinks it would be ungrateful of her to let Ken give her back her mobility and then go marry someone else.

Source: Film / An Affair to Remember
Honor Before Reason: Terry refuses to let Ken pay for her to get better and be able to walk again because she thinks Nickie wouldn't approve, she knows Nickie can't afford it, and she thinks it would be ungrateful of her to let Ken give her back her mobility and then go marry someone else.

Source: Film / Love Affair

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