Annuit cœptis (/ ˈænjuːɪt ˈsɛptɪs /; in Classical Latin: (ˈannuɪt ˈkoe̯ptiːs)) is one of two mottos on the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States. (The second motto is Novus ordo seclorum; another motto appears on the obverse (front) side of the Great Seal: E pluribus unum.) Taken from the Latin words annuo (third - person singular present or perfect annuit), "to nod '' or "to approve '', and coeptum (plural coepta), "commencement, undertaking '', it is literally translated, "(he) favors our undertakings '' or "(he) has favored our undertakings '' (annuit could be in either the present or perfect tense).
what does annuit coeptis on the dollar bill
(he) favors our undertakings (he) has favored our undertakings