"approving" meaning in English

See approving in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈpɹuː.vɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-approving.wav Forms: more approving [comparative], most approving [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} approving (comparative more approving, superlative most approving)
  1. Expressing approbation; commending Synonyms: approbative, approbatory Derived forms: approvingly, unapproving Translations (expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative): hyväksyvä (Finnish), approbateur (French), approbatif [dated] (French), apstiprinošs (Latvian), aprobujący (Polish), aprovador (Portuguese), одобри́тельный (odobrítelʹnyj) (Russian), схва́льний (sxválʹnyj) (Ukrainian)
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Verb

IPA: /əˈpɹuː.vɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-approving.wav
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  1. present participle and gerund of approve Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: approve
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          "sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
          "word": "hyväksyvä"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
          "word": "approbateur"
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          "sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
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          "sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
          "word": "apstiprinošs"
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          "sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
          "word": "aprovador"
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          "sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
          "word": "одобри́тельный"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
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          "sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
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      "word": "hyväksyvä"
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      "sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
      "word": "approbateur"
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      "sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
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      "sense": "expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative",
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      "word": "одобри́тельный"
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