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Detailed Synonyms for approving in English

approving:

approving adj

  1. approving
  2. approving
    – expressing or manifesting praise or approval 1
    affirmative; approving; plausive; approbative; approbatory
    – expressing or manifesting praise or approval 1

approving [the ~] noun

  1. the approving
    the assenting; the approving
  2. the approving
    – the formal act of approving 1
    the approval; the blessing; the approving
    – the formal act of approving 1
    • approval [the ~] noun
      • his decision merited the approval of any sensible person1
    • blessing [the ~] noun
      • he gave the project his blessing1
    • approving [the ~] noun

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Related Definitions for "approving":

  1. expressing or manifesting praise or approval1
  2. the formal act of approving1

approve:

to approve verb (approves, approved, approving)

  1. to approve
    to approve; to acknowledge; to accept
    • approve verb (approves, approved, approving)
    • acknowledge verb (acknowledges, acknowledged, acknowledging)
    • accept verb (accepts, accepted, accepting)
  2. to approve
    to approve; to support; to agree; to back up; to shore
    • approve verb (approves, approved, approving)
    • support verb (supports, supported, supporting)
    • agree verb (agrees, agreed, agreeing)
    • back up verb (backs up, backed up, backing up)
    • shore verb (shores, shored, shoring)
  3. to approve
    to agree; to approve; to back up
    • agree verb (agrees, agreed, agreeing)
    • approve verb (approves, approved, approving)
    • back up verb (backs up, backed up, backing up)
  4. to approve
    – judge to be right or commendable; think well of 1
    to approve
    – judge to be right or commendable; think well of 1
    • approve verb (approves, approved, approving)
  5. to approve
    – give sanction to 1
    to approve; to sanction; O.K.; okay
    – give sanction to 1
    • approve verb (approves, approved, approving)
      • I approve of his educational policies1
    • sanction verb (sanctions, sanctioned, sanctioning)
    • O.K. verb
    • okay verb

Conjugations for approve:

present
  1. approve
  2. approve
  3. approves
  4. approve
  5. approve
  6. approve
simple past
  1. approved
  2. approved
  3. approved
  4. approved
  5. approved
  6. approved
present perfect
  1. have approved
  2. have approved
  3. has approved
  4. have approved
  5. have approved
  6. have approved
past continuous
  1. was approving
  2. were approving
  3. was approving
  4. were approving
  5. were approving
  6. were approving
future
  1. shall approve
  2. will approve
  3. will approve
  4. shall approve
  5. will approve
  6. will approve
continuous present
  1. am approving
  2. are approving
  3. is approving
  4. are approving
  5. are approving
  6. are approving
subjunctive
  1. be approved
  2. be approved
  3. be approved
  4. be approved
  5. be approved
  6. be approved
diverse
  1. approve!
  2. let's approve!
  3. approved
  4. approving
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "approve":

  1. judge to be right or commendable; think well of1
  2. give sanction to1
    • I approve of his educational policies1