encourage
🇺🇸
/ɪnˈkɜːrɪdʒ/
🇬🇧
/ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/
verb
B1
to give someone support or hope
My teacher's kind words encourage me to keep trying.
B1
to persuade someone to do something good
Parents should encourage their children to read every day.
B1
to make something more likely to happen
Good weather will encourage more people to go outside.
translation
to give someone support or hope; to persuade someone to do something good; to make something more likely to happen
Word Forms
3rd Present
encourages
Past
encouraged
Perfect
encouraged
Progressive
encouraging