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- DictionaryEn·cour·age/inˈkərij/
verb
- 1. give support, confidence, or hope to (someone): "we were encouraged by the success of this venture"
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English encourage en‧cour‧age / ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ $ ɪnˈkɜːr-/ S2 W1 verb [transitive] 1 HELP PERSUADE to give someone the courage or confidence to do something OPP discourage I want to thank everyone who has encouraged and supported me. encourage somebody to do something Cooder was encouraged to ...
1. To inspire with hope, courage, or confidence. 2. To give support to; foster: policies designed to encourage private investment. 3. To stimulate; spur: burning the field to encourage new plant growth. [Middle English encouragen, from Old French encoragier : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + corage, courage; see courage .] en·cour′ag·er n.
Encourage definition: to inspire with courage, spirit, or confidence. See examples of ENCOURAGE used in a sentence.
1. a. : to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope : hearten. she was encouraged to continue by her early success. b. : to attempt to persuade : urge. they encouraged him to go back to school. 2. : to spur on : stimulate. warm weather encourages plant growth. 3. : to give help or patronage to : foster.
Definitions of 'encourage' 1. If you encourage someone, you give them confidence, for example by letting them know that what they are doing is good and telling them that they should continue to do it. [...] 2. If someone is encouraged by something that happens, it gives them hope or confidence. [...] 3.
1. discourage, dishearten. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: encourage /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/ vb (transitive) to inspire (someone) with the courage or confidence (to do something) to stimulate (something or someone to do something) by approval or help; support.
to say good things to someone that will make them confident about doing something: My parents encouraged me to try new things. B1. to make something more likely to happen: We hope the new hotel will encourage tourism. (Definition of encourage from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of encourage.
