encourage

en·cour·age

 (ĕn-kûr′ĭj, -kŭr′-)

tr.v. en·cour·aged, en·cour·ag·ing, en·cour·ag·es

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.

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[Middle English encouragen, from Old French encoragier : en-, causative pref.; see en-¹ + corage, courage; see courage.]

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en·cour′ag·er n.

Synonyms: encourage, cheer, embolden, hearten, inspire
These verbs mean to impart courage, inspiration, and resolution to: encouraged the patient not to give up hope; cheered the contestants on; was emboldened to sing for the guests; was heartened by the test results; were inspired by their initial success to take the next step.

encourage

(ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ)

vb (tr)

1. to inspire (someone) with the courage or confidence (to do something)

2. to stimulate (something or someone to do something) by approval or help; support

enˈcouragement n

enˈcourager n

enˈcouraging adj

enˈcouragingly adv

en•cour•age

(ɛnˈkɜr ɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-)

v.t. -aged, -ag•ing.

1. to inspire with courage, spirit, or confidence.

2. to stimulate by guidance, approval, etc.

3. to promote; foster.

[1400–50; late Middle English encoragen < Anglo-French, Middle French encorag(i)er]

en•cour′ag•er, n.

en•cour′ag•ing•ly, adv.

encourage

Past participle: encouraged
Gerund: encouraging

Imperative

encourage

encourage

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	encourage - contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" promote, further, boost, advance connive at, wink at - give one's silent approval to foster, further - promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education" spur - incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research" help - contribute to the furtherance of; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries" carry - take further or advance; "carry a cause" feed - support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity" conduce, contribute, lead - be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" back up, support - give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
	2.	encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to exhort, pep up, root on, urge on, barrack, urge, inspire, cheer - spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" nurture, foster - help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents" hollo - encourage somebody by crying hollo animate, enliven, inspire, invigorate, exalt - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" cheer, embolden, hearten, recreate - give encouragement to draw out - make more sociable; "The therapist drew out the shy girl" bring out - encourage to be less reserved; "The teacher tried to bring out the shy boy" goad, spur - give heart or courage to discourage - deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
	3.	encourage - spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife" cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

encourage

verb

1. inspire, comfort, rally, cheer, stimulate, reassure, animate, console, rouse, hearten, cheer up, embolden, buoy up, pep up, boost someone's morale, give hope to, buck up (informal), gee up, lift the spirits of, give confidence to, inspirit When things aren't going well, he always encourages me.
inspire depress, discourage, dishearten, dispirit

2. urge, persuade, prompt, spur, coax, incite, egg on, abet He encouraged her to quit her job.
urge prevent, scare, intimidate, deter, inhibit, daunt, hinder, dissuade, throw cold water on (informal)

3. promote, back, help, support, increase, further, aid, forward, advance, favour, boost, strengthen, foster, advocate, stimulate, endorse, commend, succour Their task is to encourage private investment in Russia.
promote prevent, inhibit, hinder, retard, throw cold water on (informal)

encourage

verb

1. To impart courage, inspiration, and resolution to:

animate, cheer (on), embolden, inspire, inspirit, motivate.

2. To impart strength and confidence to:

buck up, cheer (up), hearten, nerve, perk up.

3. To lend supportive approval to:

countenance, favor, smile on (or upon).

4. To help bring about:

feed, foster, promote.

Translations

يَحُثُّيُشَجِّعيُشَجِّعُ

povzbudit

opmuntretilskyndeanbefale

ermutigenanspornenbestärkenempfehlen

ενθαρρύνωπαρακινώπροτρέπω

animarestimularincitaralentar

julgustamaõhutama

rohkaistakannustaa

encouragerinciterréconforter

המליץעודד

ohrabriti

hvetjahvetja, telja kjark í

incoraggiareincoraggiante

勇気づける

용기를 북돋우다

drąsinantisdrąsintipaakintipadrąsindamaspadrąsinimas

iedrošinātmudinātskubinātuzmundrināt

aanmoedigen

oppmuntresette mot ianbefaleanimerefremme

zachęcić

encorajar

ободрять

spodbujati

uppmuntra

ให้กำลังใจ

cesaret vermekteşvik etmekyüreklendirmek

khuyến khích

鼓励

encourage

[ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ] VT [+ person] → animar, alentar; [+ industry, growth] → estimular, fomentar
to encourage sb to do sth → animar a algn a hacer algo
the discovery encouraged him in his belief that she was still alive → el hallazgo reafirmó su creencia de que aún seguía viva

encourage

[ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ] vt

[+ person] → encourager
Don't encourage him! → Ne l'encourage pas!
to be encouraged by sth → être réconforté(e) par qch
to encourage sb to do sth (gen) → encourager qn à faire qch; (to do sth undesirable) → inciter qn à faire qch

[+ industry, growth] → encourager; [+ activity, attitude] → encourager

encourage

vt person → ermutigen, ermuntern; (= motivate) → anregen; (= give confidence) → Mut machen (+dat), → ermutigen; arts, industry, projects, investments → fördern; (Sport) team, competitor → anfeuern, anspornen; bad habits → unterstützen; to encourage participation → zum Mitmachen anregen; we don’t want to encourage suspicion → wir wollen keinen Verdacht erregen; to be encouraged by something → durch etw neuen Mut schöpfen; he’s lazy enough as it is, please don’t encourage him → er ist schon faul genug, bitte ermuntern or unterstützen Sie ihn nicht noch; that will encourage bad habits → das wird zu schlechten Gewohnheiten führen; to encourage somebody to do something → jdn ermutigen or ermuntern, etw zu tun; you’ll only encourage him to think … → er wird dann nur noch eher glauben, dass …; this encourages me to think that maybe … → das lässt mich vermuten, dass vielleicht …

encourage

[ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ] vt (person) → incoraggiare; (industry, growth) → favorire
to encourage sb (to do sth) → incoraggiare qn (a fare qc)

encourage

(inˈkaridʒ) , ((American) -ˈkə:-) verb

1. to give support, confidence or hope to. The general tried to encourage the troops: You should not encourage him in his extravagance; I felt encouraged by his praise. aanmoedig, aanspoor يُشَجِّع насърчавам incentivar povzbudit ermutigen opmuntre ενθαρρύνωanimar julgustama ترغیب کردن؛ دلگرمی دادن kannustaa encourager לְעוֹדֵד उत्साहित करना ohrabriti (fel)bátorít memberi semangat hvetja, telja kjark í incoraggiare 励ます 북돋우다 (pa)drąsinti, paskatinti uzmundrināt; iedrošināt meyakinkan bemoedigenoppmuntre, sette mot i zachęcać, dodawać odwagi تشويقول، زړور كول، مرسته وركول (ته): ټينګول، پخول incentivar a încuraja ободрять; поощрять povzbudiť spodbujati ohrabriti stödja, gynna, uppmuntra ปลุกใจ cesaret vermek 鼓勵 підтримувати حوصلہ بڑھانا khuyến khích 鼓励

2. to urge (a person) to do something. You must encourage him to try again. bemoedig يَحُثُّ окуражавам animar povzbudit anspornen opmuntre; tilskynde παροτρύνωanimar kehutama ترغیب کردن rohkaista encourager לְעוֹדֵד कुछ करने के लिए आग्रह करना potaknuti buzdít mendorong hvetja incoraggiare, incitare すすめる 장려하다 paakinti mudināt; skubināt galak aanmoedigenoppfordre, fremme zachęcać تشويقول animar a stimula воодушевлять povzbudenie spodbujati ohrabriti uppmuntra, sporra, egga กระตุ้น teşvik etmek 敦促 підбадьорювати; заохочувати حوصلہ افزائی کرنا thúc giục 鼓励

enˈcouraging adjective

aanmoedigend مُشَجِّع насърчителен animador povzbudivý ermutigend opmuntrende; glædelig ενθαρρυντικόςalentador julgustav دلگرم کننده؛ امیدوار کننده rohkaiseva encourageantמעודד आशाप्रद, प्रोत्साहक ohrabrujući bátorító penuh dorongan hvetjandi incoraggiante 励みになる 격려하는 drąsinantis uzmundrinošs; iedrošinošs menggalakkan bemoedigendoppmuntrendezachęcający زړور كول animador încurajator ободряющий povzbudivý bodrilen ohrabrujući uppmuntrande, hoppingivande, hoppfull ที่กระตุ้น cesaret verici, teşvik edici 鼓舞人心的 підбадьорливий, заохочувальний حوصلہ افزا khích lệ 鼓励的

enˈcouragingly adverb

aansporend بصورةٍ مُشَجِّعَه насърчително de modo animador povzbudivě ermutigend opmuntrende; glædeligt ενθαρρυντικά alentadoramente julgustavalt بطور امیدوار کننده rohkaisevasti d'une manière encourageante בְעִידוּד आग्रहपूर्वक ohrabrujuće bátorítóan secara penuh dorongan á hvetjandi hátt in maniera incoraggiante 励ますように 격려하여 su padrąsinimu, padrąsindamas uzmundrinoši; iedrošinoši dengan menggalakkan bemoedigendoppmuntrende zachęcająco په اميدواره كوونكى توګه de modo animador încurajator ободряюще povzbudivo spodbujajoče ohrabrujući uppmuntrande, hoppfullt อย่างกระตุ้น cesaret verici bir şekilde, teşvik ederek 鼓舞人心地 заохочувально حوصلہ بڑھانے کے انداز میں cổ vũ; động viên 鼓励地

enˈcouragement noun

words of encouragement; He must be given every encouragement. bemoediging تَشْجيع насърчаване incentivo povzbuzení die Ermutigung opmuntring; tilskyndelse ενθάρρυνσηánimo julgustus تشویق؛ دلگرمی rohkaisu encouragementעידוד प्रोत्साहन ohrabrenje bátorítás kata-kata dorongan uppörvun, hvatning incoraggiamento 励まし 격려, 고무, 장려 padrąsinimas uzmundrinājums; iedrošinājums galakkan aanmoedigingoppmuntring, framhjelpzachęta تشويقول، زړور incentivo încurajare ободрение; поддержка povzbudenie spodbuda ohrabrenje uppmuntran การให้กำลังใจ teşvik, cesaretlendirme 鼓勵 підбадьорювання; заохочування حوصلہ افزائی sự khích lệ 鼓励

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the opposite of encourage is discourage.

encourage

→ يُشَجِّعُ povzbudit opmuntre ermutigen ενθαρρύνω animar rohkaista encourager ohrabriti incoraggiare 勇気づける 용기를 북돋우다 aanmoedigen oppmuntre zachęcić encorajar ободрять uppmuntra ให้กำลังใจ yüreklendirmek khuyến khích 鼓励

encourage

vt. alentar, animar.