Definisjon av encourage

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Verb

encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
discourage deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
enliven, animate, exalt, invigorate, inspire make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"
root on, exhort, pep up, urge on, barrack, urge, cheer, inspire lodge in barracks
foster, nurture help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
hollo cry hollo
embolden, hearten, recreate, cheer create anew; "she recreated the feeling of the 1920's with her stage setting"
draw out cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet"
bring out direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"
goad, spur stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
encourage - spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"
cause, induce, stimulate, have, get, make give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
encourage - contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
promote, advance, boost, further
back up, support make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy; "You'd better back up these files!"
connive at, wink at give one's silent approval to
further, foster help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
spur goad with spurs; "the rider spurred his horse"
help improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"
carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
feed introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"
conduce, contribute, lead contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"
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Verb

encourage - To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
encourage - To spur on, strongly recommend.
encourage - To foster, give help or patronage.

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  • encourage
    To mentally support; to motivate.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) encourage
  • Presens: encourage / encourages
  • Preteritum: encouraged
  • Perfektum: (have) encouraged

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