ratify
verb (used with object)
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction.
was ratifying
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past progressiveof ratify.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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The 57-year-old's death in hospital was announced in late August - just as his trade union was ratifying a deal with UPS on improved heat protections.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2023
A statement approved by parliament said Turkey was ratifying the deal as a developing country and would implement it as long as it did not "harm its right to economic and social development."
From Reuters ● Oct. 6, 2021
The child was ratifying her own instinct about Amaldi.
From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Amélie Rives
