approve
verb (used with object)
to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably.
was approving
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past progressiveof approve.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Simpson’s executor, Malcolm LaVergne, indicated in a document filed in Clark County District Court in Nevada on Friday that the estate was approving the nearly $58-million claim, plus interest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
“Three-to-one roll-ups aren’t common, but this is anything but a common case,” said Lopez as he was approving the loan on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the U.N. health agency was approving the new malaria vaccine based on the advice of two expert groups, recommending its use in children at risk of the disease.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
Barratt said it was approving fewer new development projects and pausing hiring.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2023
He nodded approvingly, as he’d seen Handsome do on occasion, but Duane wasn’t quite sure what he was approving of.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
