approve
verb (used with object)
to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably.
have approved
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present perfectof approve.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Whether Washington would have approved of Trump’s ballroom is impossible to know.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Investments will follow market access to the most innovative drugs, and countries that five or ten years ago would have approved medicines later than Europe are now moving faster, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
"Officials have approved this transfer, on behalf of Ministers. This transfer does not change his sentence – which remains at 52 years – and of which he will serve every single day."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
They cite a lack of research, that nearly no other countries have approved use of these products, and their concerns about how the peptides are made, including the degradation and concentration of active ingredients.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Grandma Ranjana had loved puzzles and mysteries and would have approved of Ms. Hussey.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
