Authorize – English Verbs Conjugation

authorize authorizes authorizing authorized

Authorize means to give official permission or approval. Regular verb: authorize-authorized-authorized.

Meanings

To give official permission
To empower to act
To approve or sanction

Common Collocations

authorize payment authorized personnel authorize access duly authorized authorize someone to

Tip for Learners

British spelling: authorise. Authorized personnel only means only approved people allowed.

Present Simple

I	authorize
you	authorize
he/she/it	authorizes
we	authorize
they	authorize

Examples - Present Simple

I authorize payments daily.
You authorize access to files.
She authorizes expense reports.
We authorize transactions securely.
They authorize military operations.

Present Continuous

I	am authorizing
you	are authorizing
he/she/it	is authorizing
we	are authorizing
they	are authorizing

Examples - Present Continuous

I am authorizing the payment now.
You are authorizing access.
He is authorizing the transfer.
We are authorizing the operation.
They are authorizing new users.

Present Perfect

I	have authorized
you	have authorized
he/she/it	has authorized
we	have authorized
they	have authorized

Examples - Present Perfect

I have authorized the transaction.
You have authorized access.
She has authorized all expenses.
We have authorized the project.
They have authorized the mission.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been authorizing
you	have been authorizing
he/she/it	has been authorizing
we	have been authorizing
they	have been authorizing

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been authorizing payments all day.
You have been authorizing access for hours.
He has been authorizing transfers.
We have been authorizing operations.
They have been authorizing users consistently.

Past Simple

I	authorized
you	authorized
he/she/it	authorized
we	authorized
they	authorized

Examples - Past Simple

I authorized the payment yesterday.
You authorized access for him.
She authorized the expense.
We authorized the operation.
They authorized military action.

Past Continuous

I	was authorizing
you	were authorizing
he/she/it	was authorizing
we	were authorizing
they	were authorizing

Examples - Past Continuous

I was authorizing the payment when the system crashed.
You were authorizing access then.
He was authorizing transfers at that time.
We were authorizing users during the upgrade.
They were authorizing operations all week.

Past Perfect

I	had authorized
you	had authorized
he/she/it	had authorized
we	had authorized
they	had authorized

Examples - Past Perfect

I had authorized the payment before.
You had authorized access already.
She had authorized expenses earlier.
We had authorized the project beforehand.
They had authorized the operation previously.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been authorizing
you	had been authorizing
he/she/it	had been authorizing
we	had been authorizing
they	had been authorizing

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been authorizing payments for hours.
You had been authorizing access for weeks.
He had been authorizing transfers for months.
We had been authorizing operations for years.
They had been authorizing users consistently.

Future Simple

I	will authorize
you	will authorize
he/she/it	will authorize
we	will authorize
they	will authorize

Examples - Future Simple

I will authorize the payment tomorrow.
You will authorize access soon.
She will authorize the expense.
We will authorize the project.
They will authorize the operation.

Future Continuous

I	will be authorizing
you	will be authorizing
he/she/it	will be authorizing
we	will be authorizing
they	will be authorizing

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be authorizing payments all day.
You will be authorizing access next week.
He will be authorizing transfers.
We will be authorizing users during migration.
They will be authorizing operations.

Future Perfect

I	will have authorized
you	will have authorized
he/she/it	will have authorized
we	will have authorized
they	will have authorized

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have authorized all payments by noon.
You will have authorized access by then.
She will have authorized all expenses.
We will have authorized the project.
They will have authorized the operation.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been authorizing
you	will have been authorizing
he/she/it	will have been authorizing
we	will have been authorizing
they	will have been authorizing

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been authorizing payments for years.
You will have been authorizing access professionally.
He will have been authorizing transfers for decades.
We will have been authorizing operations continuously.
They will have been authorizing users for generations.