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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. 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.
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.
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.
Definition of encouragement noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
give support, confidence, or hope to (someone):. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
