We want to encourage her in her musical career.
•Ted encouraged me in my efforts to become a baseball player.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
encourage */*/*/ — UK [ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms encourage : present tense I/you/we/they encourage he/she/it encourages present participle encouraging past tense encouraged past participle encouraged 1) to suggest that someone does something that … English dictionary
encourage — en|cour|age [ ın kʌrıdʒ ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to suggest that someone does something that you believe would be good: We encourage student participation in our classes. encourage someone to do something: Mom always encouraged us to discuss… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
encourage — [[t]ɪnkʌ̱rɪʤ, AM kɜ͟ːr [/t]] ♦♦ encourages, encouraging, encouraged 1) VERB 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 … English dictionary
spur someone on — spur (someone/something) on to encourage someone or something. I yelled at the dog to drop my hat, but that seemed to spur him on to chew it up. Having more women in government may spur on other women with an interest in entering politics … New idioms dictionary
spur something on — spur (someone/something) on to encourage someone or something. I yelled at the dog to drop my hat, but that seemed to spur him on to chew it up. Having more women in government may spur on other women with an interest in entering politics … New idioms dictionary
encourage — en|cour|age W1S2 [ınˈkʌrıdʒ US ınˈkə:r ] v [T] 1.) to give someone the courage or confidence to do something ≠ ↑discourage ▪ I want to thank everyone who has encouraged and supported me. encourage sb to do sth ▪ Cooder was encouraged to begin… … Dictionary of contemporary English
encourage*/*/*/ — [ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ] verb [T] 1) to try to persuade someone to do something that you believe would be good Ant: discourage We encourage student participation in our classes.[/ex] Mum always encouraged us to discuss our problems.[/ex] 2) to provide… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
encourage — verb (T) 1 to say or do something that helps someone have the courage or confidence to do something: Haldene encouraged him in his work. | encourage sb to do sth: Patricia encouraged me to apply for the job. 2 to make something more likely to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
encourage — 01. My parents have always [encouraged] me to do my best. 02. My wife gave me a lot of [encouragement] when I was writing my first book. 03. Women fleeing an abusive relationship are [encouraged] to contact the Ministry of Human Resources for… … Grammatical examples in English
bring someone on — encourage someone who is learning something to develop or improve at a faster rate … Useful english dictionary
coax someone out of (doing) something — coax someone into/out of (doing) something phrase to gently persuade someone to do something or not do something After dinner Lily was coaxed into singing several songs. Rescuers told how they coaxed a man out of a suicide attempt. Thesaurus: to … Useful english dictionary
