1. approve
Some people don't approve of professional baseball.
Grant asked the Senate to approve the treaty.
It has not yet been decided whether to approve of your proposal.
All the delegates voted to approve it.
Who approves the Programme?
A famous Japanese poet does not approve of any fixed doctrine in haiku.
In asking voters to approve the new tax, the President appealed to reason.
We should be the last people on earth to approve of the use of atomic energy for military purposes.
Two hours and 20 minutes later, the plan was approved.
disapprove of
We do not have to approve Nord Stream; we might well approve the Amber pipeline. Unfortunately I cannot approve of the behaviour of the Burmese Government and the Burmese authorities.
“I can’t say I approve of everything he does, Maudie, but he’s my brother, and I just want him to know when this will ever end.
The teacher approved the topic of my essay
We had to wait months for the council to approve our plans to extend the house.
C.J. needs you to approve this. Anybody capable of thought must approve it.
2. confirm
Statistics confirm that drinking is a serious problem.
The results confirmed that the average number of links in the chain was six.
Please confirm.
Please tell the reservation clerk, Mr Ichiro Takahashi, your credit card number to confirm your reservation.
We need you to confirm your attendance because places are limited.
First, try to confirm the timing by oscilloscope.
I would like to confirm the following for our meeting at our office on February 27.
Your weight confirms that you have eaten too much during the holidays.
Have they confirmed the new commencement date yet?
His wife confirmed that he'd left the house at 8.
I will confirm you that our meeting tomorrow is up to date.
So far the organizers haven't confirmed Bryan Adams on the festival's lineup.
To the end of the May you must confirm what means of transport you are going to the conference.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed a message about Turkish media.
He confirmed my fears.