approving
approving · more approving · most approving
схвальний
одобрительный
mitfühlend
Expressing approbationExpressing approbation; commending
/əˈpɹuː.vɪŋ/
Meaning
1 sensesExpressing approbation; commending
She flashed an approving smile.
одобри́тельныйodobrítelʹnyj
схва́льнийsxválʹnyj
expressing or manifesting praise or approval
Translations
5 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative:
Русский
By meaning 1
expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative:
Forms
more approving, most approving| Comparative | more approving Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most approving Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymssympatheticB2approbativeapprobatoryfavorable
Close in meaning
- expressing or manifesting praise or approval:affirmativeapprobativeapprobatoryplausive
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form