unapproved
pronunciation
How to pronounce unapproved in British English:
UK ['ʌnə'pru:vd]
How to pronounce unapproved in American English:
US [ˌʌnə'pruvd]
Word Origin
- unapproved (adj.)
- early 15c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of approve (v.).
Example
- 1. Most miners are only pushing back expenditure or shelving as yet unapproved projects .
- 2. They said he had made an unapproved change in direction and brought the ship too close to the coast .
- 3. Officials said the schools had not met safety standards or were unapproved .
- 4. An underground network of forums that walk iphone owners through the jailbreaking process have flourished online , as have storefronts that sell the unapproved applications .
- 5. Analysts and employees inside the private companies that manage the microblogs say party officials are pressing for increasingly strict and swift censorship of unapproved opinions .