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
After the White House announcement, an HHS spokesman said the FDA was approving a version of leucovorin that was previously made by GlaxoSmithKline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 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
It was unclear as I sped past whether the billboard was approving or critical.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2021
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
