encourage in English dictionary

  • encourage

    Meanings and definitions of "encourage"

    • To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
    • To spur on, strongly recommend.
    • To foster, give help or patronage
    • verb
      To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
    • verb
      To spur on, strongly recommend.
    • verb
      To foster, give help or patronage
    • To mentally support; to motivate.
    • spur on, recommend
    • foster, give help or patronage
    • mentally support or motivate
    • spur (on)
    • raise (the voice)
    • offer (wine)
    • encourage (someone)
    • verb
      contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
    • verb
      inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
    • verb
      spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"

    Synonyms of "encourage" in English dictionary

    support, invigorate, back up are the top synonyms of "encourage" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "encourage" in English dictionary

    discourage is the antonym of "encourage" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of encourage

    • encourage, encouraged, encouraging, encourages
    • encourage ( third-person singular simple present encourages, present participle encouraging, simple past and past participle encouraged)
    • encourage (third-person singular simple present encourages, present participle encouraging, simple past and past participle encouraged) (transitive)
  • Encourage

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