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Compassion is not a popular virtue. Very often when I talk to religious people, and mention how important it is that compassion is the key, that it's the sine-qua-non of religion, people look kind of balked, and stubborn sometimes, as much to say, what's the point of having religion if you can't disapprove of other people?
Karen Armstrong

Meaning of "disapprove" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISAPPROVE

disapprove  [ˌdɪsəˈpruːv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISAPPROVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disapprove is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb disapprove in English.

WHAT DOES DISAPPROVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of disapprove in the English dictionary

The definition of disapprove in the dictionary is often foll by of to consider wrong, bad, etc. Other definition of disapprove is to withhold approval from.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DISAPPROVE

PRESENT

Present
I disapprove
you disapprove
he/she/it disapproves
we disapprove
you disapprove
they disapprove
Present continuous
I am disapproving
you are disapproving
he/she/it is disapproving
we are disapproving
you are disapproving
they are disapproving
Present perfect
I have disapproved
you have disapproved
he/she/it has disapproved
we have disapproved
you have disapproved
they have disapproved
Present perfect continuous
I have been disapproving
you have been disapproving
he/she/it has been disapproving
we have been disapproving
you have been disapproving
they have been disapproving
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I disapproved
you disapproved
he/she/it disapproved
we disapproved
you disapproved
they disapproved
Past continuous
I was disapproving
you were disapproving
he/she/it was disapproving
we were disapproving
you were disapproving
they were disapproving
Past perfect
I had disapproved
you had disapproved
he/she/it had disapproved
we had disapproved
you had disapproved
they had disapproved
Past perfect continuous
I had been disapproving
you had been disapproving
he/she/it had been disapproving
we had been disapproving
you had been disapproving
they had been disapproving
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will disapprove
you will disapprove
he/she/it will disapprove
we will disapprove
you will disapprove
they will disapprove
Future continuous
I will be disapproving
you will be disapproving
he/she/it will be disapproving
we will be disapproving
you will be disapproving
they will be disapproving
Future perfect
I will have disapproved
you will have disapproved
he/she/it will have disapproved
we will have disapproved
you will have disapproved
they will have disapproved
Future perfect continuous
I will have been disapproving
you will have been disapproving
he/she/it will have been disapproving
we will have been disapproving
you will have been disapproving
they will have been disapproving
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would disapprove
you would disapprove
he/she/it would disapprove
we would disapprove
you would disapprove
they would disapprove
Conditional continuous
I would be disapproving
you would be disapproving
he/she/it would be disapproving
we would be disapproving
you would be disapproving
they would be disapproving
Conditional perfect
I would have disapprove
you would have disapprove
he/she/it would have disapprove
we would have disapprove
you would have disapprove
they would have disapprove
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been disapproving
you would have been disapproving
he/she/it would have been disapproving
we would have been disapproving
you would have been disapproving
they would have been disapproving
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you disapprove
we let´s disapprove
you disapprove
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to disapprove
Past participle
disapproved
Present Participle
disapproving
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISAPPROVE


approve
əˈpruːv
cruive
kruːv
disimprove
ˌdɪsɪmˈpruːv
disproove
dɪsˈpruːv
disprove
dɪsˈpruːv
engroove
ɪnˈɡruːv
eruv
ˈɛəruːv
groove
ɡruːv
improve
ɪmˈpruːv
ingroove
ɪnˈɡruːv
microgroove
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌɡruːv
misimprove
ˌmɪsɪmˈpruːv
preapprove
ˌpriːəˈpruːv
prove
pruːv
reapprove
ˌriːəˈpruːv
regroove
riːˈɡruːv
reprove
rɪˈpruːv
tongue-and-groove
ˌtʌŋənˈɡruːv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISAPPROVE

disapparelled
disappear
disappearance
disappeared
disapplication
disapply
disappoint
disappointed
disappointedly
disappointing
disappointingly
disappointment
disapprobation
disapprobative
disapprobatory
disappropriate
disapproval
disapprover
disapproving
disapprovingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISAPPROVE

beech grove
Bromsgrove
drove
grove
hazel grove
lemon grove
mangrove
oak grove
on the improve
orange grove
overdrove
palm grove
pine grove
rove
shrove
strove
test-drove
throve
treasure-trove
trove

Synonyms and antonyms of disapprove in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISAPPROVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disapprove» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of disapprove

Translation of «disapprove» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISAPPROVE

Find out the translation of disapprove to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disapprove from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disapprove» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不赞同
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desaprobar
570 millions of speakers

English

disapprove
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अस्वीकृत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عدم الموافقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

не одобряют
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desaprovar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অগ্রাহ্য করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réprouver
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak setuju
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

missbilligen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不可とする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탐탁지 않게 생각하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora setuju
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không tán thành
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மறுப்பதற்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नापसंत करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

onaylamamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disapprovare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aprobuje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

не схвалюють
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezaproba
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποδοκιμάζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afkeur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ogillar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avslå
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disapprove

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISAPPROVE»

The term «disapprove» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.670 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISAPPROVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «disapprove» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «disapprove» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disapprove

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10 QUOTES WITH «DISAPPROVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disapprove.
1
Madeleine Albright
No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground.
2
Karen Armstrong
Compassion is not a popular virtue. Very often when I talk to religious people, and mention how important it is that compassion is the key, that it's the sine-qua-non of religion, people look kind of balked, and stubborn sometimes, as much to say, what's the point of having religion if you can't disapprove of other people?
3
Robert Bork
When a judge assumes the power to decide which distinctions made in a statute are legitimate and which are not, he assumes the power to disapprove of any and all legislation, because all legislation makes distinctions.
4
Jim Clyburn
I believe the American people spoke loud and clear to the Bush Administration in yesterday's election that they disapprove of the current direction in the war in Iraq. As a result, the President wasted no time in dumping Secretary Rumsfeld.
5
James Ellroy
I am conservative by temperament. I disapprove of criminal activity. I am very solidly and markedly on the side of authority. The truth is I would rather err on the side of too much authority than too little.
6
Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Personally, I always find it especially piquant when cultural conservatives, usually quick to profess their devotion to the Free Market, rail against the success in said market of some product of which they disapprove.
7
Tommy Hilfiger
I disapprove of lots of decisions made by George Bush: the war, the meddling in the affairs of other countries, the conversations with dictators; it was a dark time.
8
Francis Maude
It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of homosexuality. It's like disapproving of rain.
9
Rupert Penry-Jones
I get very few nasty letters. A few from people who disapprove of the fact that I'm getting naked on television yet again. I don't know why - I suppose they don't like the idea that I'm doing that while I'm married with children.
10
Martin Seligman
I strongly disapprove of torture and have never and would never provide assistance in its process.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISAPPROVE»

Discover the use of disapprove in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disapprove and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion 2002
Why do you disapprove of the way Bush is Disapprove of his handling his job as president? [BASED ON health care THOSE WHO DISAPPROVE OF BUSH] policies — 2 — 2002 2001 2001 Disapprove of his May Jun28- Mar handling of 20-22 ...
George Gallup, 2003
2
SAS Guide to Report Writing
Road Maintenance Strongly Disapprove Disapprove Neutral Approve Strongly Approve 2. Parks Upkeep Strongly Disapprove Disapprove Neutral Approve Strongly Approve 3. Snowplowing Strongly Disapprove Disapprove Neutral Approve ...
Michele M. Burlew, 2005
3
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Afkeuren, to disapprove. INDicative. Present. SubjuNctiye. !k keur ... af, I disapprove hy keurt af, he disapproves wij keuren af, we disapproves gij keurt af, you disapprove zij keuren af, they disapprove ik keure ... af, ƒ disapprove, (ur I may ...
J. M. Schnitzler, 1915
4
Journal of the House of Representatives of the General ...
I disapprove of Item 5, Section 19 (for books and blanks, investigation and installation of system of bookkeeping and examination of financial condition of counties, - tax department, $4,000). The Comptroller General is paid a salary, and he has ...
South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives, 1914
5
The Anglo-American Telegraphic Code to Cheapen Telegraphy ...
Will be no disappointment Disapprove-s. Discommon . . . .Cannot disapprove 7734 7735 Discompose . . .Disapproves (disapprove) of it . . . .Do you disapprove 7736 . . . .Does (do) not disapprove 7737 . . . .He disapproves (they disapprove) ...
‎1894
6
Laws passed at the ... session of the ... General Assembly ...
$500, $800," of which item I approve $300 and disapprove $500. "Expense of Industrial Department, $2,000, $3,000, $5,000," of which item I approve $3,500 and disapprove $1,500. (15) The items contained in Section 33. page 15, as follows: ...
Colorado, Colorado. General Assembly, 1917
7
The Official Railway Equipment Register
8-^ Л. O. L. Disapprove. Disapprove. В. A O. Approve. Disapprove. bengal Nugpur B. A L. E. Disapprove. Approve. B. R. A P. Disapprove. Disapprove. Burlington Route C. A. Ry. Approve. Approve. Canadian Pacido С. R. R. of N. J. Approve.
8
Soft News Goes to War: Public Opinion and American Foreign ...
The precise wording, by survey organization, is as follows: (1) Gallup: (a) "Do you approve or disapprove of the way George Bush is handling this current situation in the Middle East involving Iraq and Kuwait?" and (b) (after January 15, 1991) ...
Matthew Baum, 2003
9
Managing: A Competency-Based Approach
I Strongly Disapprove 2 Disapprove 3 Neutral 4 Approve 5 Strongly Approve What ethical approach is the basis of your rating for scenario I? Scenario 2 A friend of yours is the president of a company in a highly competitive industry. Your friend ...
Don Hellriegel, Susan Jackson, John Slocum, 2007
10
Handbook for Health Care Research
Sample Data for McNemar Test Before Treatment After Treatment approve approve approve approve approve approve approve disapprove disapprove disapprove disapprove disapprove disapprove disapprove disapprove disapprove ...
Robert Chatburn, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISAPPROVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disapprove is used in the context of the following news items.
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Beat the heat with frozen shower gel and chilled-out lip balm | Daily …
ALICE SAYS: I strongly disapprove of paying almost £40 for a lip balm. However, the glorious sensation of freezing, smooth cream on my dry ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Surprise surprise: Say on Pay appears to be working - Fortune
Unlike Jamie Dimon, who accused his shareholders of being lazy, most CEOs know that if shareholders disapprove, pay must change. «Fortune, Jul 15»
3
Adventist Review Online | Delegates Vote 'No' on Issue of Women's …
We reserve the right to approve and disapprove comments accordingly and will not be able to respond to inquiries regarding that. Please keep ... «Adventist Review, Jul 15»
4
GOP's Next Iran Strategy: Tie Hillary Clinton to the Deal …
"The agreement that we are going to receive, we basically have to vote to disapprove it, and if the president has got 34 votes in the Senate, then ... «National Journal, Jul 15»
5
FARC must show 'concrete commitments' to peace for bilateral …
... by public opinion” that has widely lost confidence in the peace talks and, according to a recent poll, disapprove of Santos approach. «Colombia Reports, Jul 15»
6
Spending cuts block anti-waste campaign - SWI swissinfo.ch
A recent report shows that an overwhelming majority of Swiss disapprove of squandering food but very few are aware of their own responsibility ... «swissinfo.ch, Jul 15»
7
Veteran claims landlord is kicking him out due to service dog - FOX …
But the Jans say that in recent months a new property manager appeared to disapprove of their dog. FOX 32 spoke with the property manager ... «MyFox Chicago, Jul 15»
8
Debate Over Amendments Dominates Flag Discussion - WLTX.com
If one of the amendments were to pass, the bill would then go back to the Senate for discussion, and if they disapprove of the House's change, ... «WLTX.com, Jul 15»
9
Morning Plum: Trump gives Republicans the immigration mess they …
... acknowledge that its unlikely that the votes are there in the Senate to override Obama's veto of a vote to disapprove a nuclear deal with Iran. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
10
Breaking: US House Just Quietly Voted To Ban Confederate Flags …
One Facebook discussion on a page established for political debate revealed that many disapprove of the recent House vote. “Even the dead ... «Western Journalism, Jul 15»

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