endorse
To express support or approval, especially officially or publiclyTo express support or approval, especially officially or publicly; to give an endorsement.
» I can endorse that.
Я могу подписаться под этим.
Я могу выступить в поддержку.
Я могу это поддержать.
Я можу це підтримати.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To express support or approval, especially officially or publicly; to give an endorsement.
The president endorsed John Smith as senator.
empfehlen, bestätigen, unterstützen
подде́рживатьpoddérživatʹ
give support or one's approval to
(transitive)To write one's signature on the back of a cheque, or other negotiable instrument, when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it.
(UK, transitive)To give notice of something in a document.
The court endorsed his driving record with three penalty points for the drink-driving.
The writ of summons was endorsed with the nature of a claim, the cause thereof, and of the relief sought in the action.
(transitive)To report (a symptom); to describe.
Examples
15 sentencesI can endorse that.
Я можу це підтримати.
ruЯ могу подписаться под этим.
I wholeheartedly endorse this decision.
ruЯ всецело одобряю это решение.
deIch unterstütze diese Entscheidung von ganzem Herzen.
Please endorse this check.
We're not endorsing it.
Endorse this check.
ruРаспишитесь на этом чеке.
deUnterschreiben Sie diesen Scheck auf der Rückseite.
Translations
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Origin
Alteration influenced by Medieval Latin indorsare of Middle English endosse, from Old FrenAlteration influenced by Medieval Latin indorsare of Middle English endosse, from Old French endosser (“to put on the back”), from Latin dossum, alternative form of dorsum (“back”), from which also dorsal (“of the back”). That is, the ‘r’ was dropped in Latin dossum, which developed into Old French and then Middle English endosse, and then the ‘r’ was re-introduced into English via the Medieval Latin indorsare, which had retained the ‘r’. Note that the alternative spelling indorse also uses the initial ‘i’ from Latin (in-, rather than en-), but this form is now rare.
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Forms
endorses, endorsing, endorsed, endorsedSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle