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    ap·prov·ing
    [əˈpro͞oviNG]
    adjective
    approving (adjective)
    1. showing or feeling approval of someone or something:
      "the wine drew approving comments from across the table"
    ap·prove
    [əˈpro͞ov]
    verb
    approving (present participle)
    1. officially agree to or accept as satisfactory:
      "the budget was approved by Congress"
      • believe that someone or something is good or acceptable:
        "I don't approve of the way she pampers my father and brothers"
    2. archaic
      prove; show:
      "he approved himself ripe for military command"
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French aprover, from Latin approbare (see approbate). The original sense was ‘prove, demonstrate’, later ‘corroborate, confirm’, hence ‘pronounce to be satisfactory’ (late Middle English).
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    adjective
    1. showing or feeling approval of someone or something:
      admiring
      appreciative
      appreciating
      favorable
      respectful
      esteeming
      commendatory
      commending
      applauding
      acclaiming
      praising
      flattering
      congratulatory
      rapturous
      encomiastic
      eulogistic
      laudatory
      panegyrical
      acclamatory
      Opposite:
      critical
    verb
    1. officially agree to or accept as satisfactory:
      accept
      bless
      rubber-stamp
      ratify
      sanction
      endorse
      authorize
      mandate
      license
      warrant
      validate
      pass
      confirm
      support
      back
      OK
      say the word
      buy
      agree to
      consent to
      assent to
      acquiesce in
      concur in
      accede to
      give one's blessing to
      give one's seal/stamp of approval to
      say yes to
      give one's permission/leave
      give the go-ahead to
      give the green light to
      give the OK to
      give the thumbs up to
      give the nod
      Opposite:
      refuse
     
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    What does approvingly mean?
    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ap‧prov‧ing /əˈpruːvɪŋ/ adjective showing support or agreement for something OPP disapproving an approving nod/glance/smile etc —approvingly adverb She smiled approvingly at the child.

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    Definition of approving adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary showing that you believe that somebody/something is good or acceptable He gave me an approving nod. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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    What does it mean if someone approves a plan?
    If someone in a position of authority approves a plan or idea, they formally agree to it and say that it can happen. The Russian Parliament has approved a program of radical economic reforms. 4. See also approved Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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    What does it mean to approve a treaty?
    1. To consent to officially or formally; confirm or sanction: The Senate approved the treaty. 2. To consider right or good: "He came to ask me ... whether I approved his choice altogether" (Jane Austen). 3. Obsolete To prove or attest. To show, feel, or express approval: We didn't approve of the decision.

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