"approve sth" in German to approve sth. etw. billigen etw. genehmigen etw. freigeben Detailed translations for "approve sth" to approve sth. to approve sth.(also: to give approval to sth., to give the okay to sth., to give sth. the OK, to okay sth.) etw. billigen to approve sth.(also: to give approval to sth., to give the okay to sth., to give sth. the OK, to okay sth.) etw. genehmigen to approve sth. etw. freigeben{transitive verb}