approve
verb (used with object)
to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably.
are approving
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present progressiveof approve.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Looks like Tesla shareholders are approving Elon’s CEO package by a wide margin — good for them,” wrote Lulu Cheng Meservey, a tech executive with 80,000 followers on the platform.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2024
The European Parliament and member states are approving final changes.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2022
Highline school district voters are voting yes to funding for new school buildings and capital improvements, while Renton School District voters are approving a multimillion-dollar school improvement bond in Tuesday’s vote count.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
"If they are approving every rate and it's 100% acceptance," he said, "they basically have a blindfold on and are pushing a button."
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2022
Even should it so happen 272that we do approve entirely of his conduct, it is we who are approving of him, not he who is approving of us.
From Is Life Worth Living? by W. H. (William Hurrell) Mallock
