No. 8,393 in Dutch
goedkeurend
Approving.
In a sentence
De leraar knikte goedkeurend na het zien van het resultaat.
The teacher nodded approvingly after seeing the result.
The word 'goedkeurend' in this sentence is used as an adverb, describing the manner in which the teacher nodded while expressing approval.
Het goedkeurend oordeel van de jury gaf haar vertrouwen.
The approving judgement of the jury gave her confidence.
Here, 'goedkeurend' serves as an adjective modifying the noun 'oordeel', indicating the type of judgement given by the jury.
Ze keek goedkeurend naar het kunstwerk dat haar kind had gemaakt.
She looked approvingly at the artwork her child had created.
In this instance, 'goedkeurend' functions as an adverb, describing the way she looked at the artwork.
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