sanction
To ratify; to make validTo ratify; to make valid.
» I doubt if sanctions will work.
Сомневаюсь, что санкции сработают.
Сомневаюсь, что санкции будут работать.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To ratify; to make valid.
(transitive)To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
The school's inaction further sanctions this misbehavior.
sanktionieren
санкциони́роватьsankcionírovatʹ
санкціонува́тиsankcionuváty
give sanction to
(transitive)To penalize (a state etc.) with sanctions.
sanktionieren
Examples
72 sentencesI doubt if sanctions will work.
ruСомневаюсь, что санкции сработают. — marafon
Tom will never sanction this.
Sanctions might work.
Unless Japan eliminates those unfair tariffs, the U.S. will impose sanctions.
Iran was hit by international sanctions.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French sanction, from Latin sānctiō.From Middle French sanction, from Latin sānctiō.
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Forms
sanctions, sanctioning, sanctioned, sanctioned| Base form | sanction · to sanction |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sanctions |
| Present participle | sanctioning |
| Past simple | sanctioned |
| Past participle | sanctioned |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
9 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