approve
verb (used with object)
to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably.
approving
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present participleof approve.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In another case, AI agents from Anthropic escaped from a U.K. government test and attempted to trick a real human into approving malicious computer code.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
In 2025, Shein shifted its attention to Hong Kong, with Chinese authorities approving the move in July this year.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
But those objections weren’t enough, and “we all feared that the Planning Department was on the verge of possibly approving the process ministerially.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
The vulnerable names are regulated utilities whose growth plans depend on regulators and voters approving higher household bills while the company builds for Big Tech.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
By day she embroidered, read, or painted insipid watercolors around the house, under Nana’s approving glance, now that she could finally sleep in peace.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
