encourage

/in'kʌridʤ/
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encourage

The teacher encourages the student to keep trying.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To inspire with confidence, hope, or courage; to give support to someone's actions or feelings.
    • To stimulate the development or occurrence of something; to foster or promote.
Usage
  • Transitive Verb: It is used with a direct object (a person, a behavior, an idea).
    • The coach encouraged the team after their loss.
    • We should encourage recycling in our community.
  • It often implies providing emotional or verbal support to help someone continue or begin an action.
Examples
Advanced Usage
  • "to encourage someone in something": To support someone's specific activity or belief.
    • His parents encouraged him in his studies.
  • "to encourage someone to do something": To urge or inspire someone to take a specific action.
    • The signs encourage visitors to stay on the path.
Variants and Related Words
  • Encouragement (n): The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
    • She needed a little encouragement to start her own business.
  • Encouraging (adj): Giving someone support or confidence; hopeful.
    • The early sales figures are very encouraging.
  • Encourager (n): A person who encourages.
Synonyms
  • Inspire: To fill someone with the urge or ability to do or feel something.
  • Motivate: To provide someone with a reason for doing something.
  • Support: To give assistance or approval to.
  • Foster: To encourage the development of something.
  • Promote: To help or encourage something to happen or increase.
Antonyms
  • Discourage: To cause someone to lose confidence or enthusiasm.
  • Deter: To discourage someone from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of consequences.
  • Hinder: To create difficulties for someone or something, resulting in delay or obstruction.
Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs. Its meaning is typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms
  • "Words of encouragement": Supportive or hopeful statements.
    • Before the race, her coach had some words of encouragement for her.
encourage

The teacher encourages the student to keep trying.

Verb
  1. spur on
    • His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife
  2. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
  3. contribute to the progress or growth of
    • I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom

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