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could you please approve vs can you please approve

While both of these phrases are correct, the conditional is slightly more polite ("could you please approve").
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Last updated: December 10, 2017 • 192416 views

could you please approve

This phrase is correct.

This is a polite phrase to use when requesting approval of something from a superior.

Some examples from our editors:

  • Could you please approve my vacation request?
  • Could you please approve my leave?
  • Nov 18, 2013 ... Could you please approve it?" would both be (to me) better wordings; the latter also seeming more polite being phrased as a question/request ...
  • Jan 25, 2019 ... Could you please approve TR55555". Does the sentence above require a question mark at the end? Or is it ok to be left like that? My thought ...
  • Sep 2, 2020 ... "Could you please approve those days that are available, if I book them now on the system? December 24th to January 8th." Is this ...
  • Translate Could you please approve it?. See Spanish-English translations with audio pronunciations, examples, and word-by-word explanations.
  • The sentence 'could you please approve it' is correct and usable in written English. You can use it when asking someone to approve a certain request or action.
  • Nov 15, 2019 ... Hello Goolge Team. My Ad is still not activated, could you please approve them immediately. Thanks. E. Everything Astro. Jan 19, 2020. 1/19/2020 ...
  • Oct 18, 2012 ... Could you please approve my message from last week (or give me guidance on how I should reframe my question). I don't see it listed in the ...
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Some alternatives from our editors:

  • can you please approve
  • is it possible for you to approve

can you please approve

This phrase is correct.

You can use this phrase to request approval, although it might be slightly more polite to use the conditional form of the verb "can."

Some examples from our editors:

  • Can you please approve my vacation request?
  • Can you please approve these changes?
  • Mister Micawber: 1. I would appreciate your approval for .. on the information below 2. Can you please approve/endorse the .. 3. I would appreciate it if you could ...
  • Can you please approve my leave for? - Approve my leave to boss. How can i request for scrap from my boss? - Samples for requesting the boss for programs ...
  • I changed the domain of my online service, can you please approve the change on your side as well? (I have requested this since 2009 , but i ...
  • Feb 4, 2015 ... Hey Mathis, Can you please approve my latest podcast RSS request? It's all ready to be sent to iTunes. Like. 0. 2015-03-24T14:30:11+00:00.

Some alternatives from our editors:

  • could you please approve
  • is it possible for you to approve

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