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},
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"text": "She flashed an approving smile.",
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"Expressing approbation; commending"
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"word": "approbative"
},
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
"word": "hyväksyvä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
"word": "approbateur"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
"tags": [
"dated"
],
"word": "approbatif"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
"word": "apstiprinošs"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
"word": "aprobujący"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
"word": "aprovador"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "odobrítelʹnyj",
"sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
"word": "одобри́тельный"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sxválʹnyj",
"sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
"word": "схва́льний"
}
]
}
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},
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"Expressing approbation; commending"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
"word": "hyväksyvä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
"word": "approbateur"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
"tags": [
"dated"
],
"word": "approbatif"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
"word": "apstiprinošs"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
"word": "aprobujący"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
"word": "aprovador"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "odobrítelʹnyj",
"sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
"word": "одобри́тельный"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sxválʹnyj",
"sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
"word": "схва́льний"
}
],
"word": "approving"
}
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"English verb forms"
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