English–Korean

“approve” in Korean

Korean

Also승인하다 (seunginhada)

Pronunciation

Romanizationkyeoljaehada

Example

팀장님이 이미 결재하셨어요.tim jang ni mi i mi kyeol jae ha syeo sseo yo

The team leader has already signed off on it.

Illustration for 결재하다 (approve)

How to say “approve” in Korean

“Approve” in Korean is 결재하다 (kyeoljaehada).

An authorized person checks a document or proposal and gives it final official approval.

Full entry for 결재하다: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 결재하다

내일까지 결재해 주세요.nae il kka ji kyeol jae hae chu se yo

Please approve it by tomorrow.

Tips for using 결재하다

  • In Korean office workflows, this word belongs to formal document handling, so it is more natural for internal approvals than for casual agreement between friends.

Other Korean words for “approve”

제가 친구 요청을 승인했어요.che ga chin gu yo cheong eul seung in hae sseo yo

I approved the friend request.

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