ENCOURAGE meaning: 1. to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen: 2. to…. Learn more.

The meaning of ENCOURAGE is to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope : hearten. How to use encourage in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Encourage.

Definition of encourage verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

ENCOURAGE definition: to inspire with courage, spirit, or confidence. See examples of encourage used in a sentence.

If you encourage someone, you give them confidence, for example by letting them know that what they are doing is good and telling them that they should continue to do it.

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 …

5 days ago · encourage (third-person singular simple present encourages, present participle encouraging, simple past and past participle encouraged) (transitive) To mentally support; to …

ENCOURAGE meaning: 1 : to make (someone) more determined, hopeful, or confident often used as (be) encouraged sometimes followed by to + verb; 2 : to make (something) more appealing or more …

When you encourage someone, you give him or her the courage or confidence to do something, like when you encourage your little brother to play harder by yelling his name from the sidelines of the …

to inspire with courage, spirit, or confidence to do something: [~ + object] She encouraged him with kind words throughout the ordeal. [~ + object + to + verb] Letters of support encouraged the mayor to run …