English

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/ɪn�k�ɹɪʤ/, SAMPA|/In"kVrIdZ/
(General American|US) IPA|/ɪn�k�ɹɪʤ/, SAMPA|/In"k3`rIdZ/
Hyphenation: en·cour·age

Verb
en-verb|encourag|ing

1. To mentally support; to motivate.

#:I encouraged him during his race.

1. To recommend.

#:We encourage the use of bicycles in town centre.

Antonyms
discourage

Translations
trans-top|mentally support or motivate
Danish: opmuntre
Finnish: rohkaista, kannustaa
French: encourager
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German: ermutigen
Norwegian: oppmuntre
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trans-top|recommend
Danish: anbefale
Finnish: rohkaista
French: encourager
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German: empfehlen
Norwegian: anbefale
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checktrans
trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Spanish: recomendar, motivar
ttbc|Telugu: ప�ర�త�సహి��� (prOtsahiMchu)
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See also
encouragement
courage

da:encourage
de:encourage
et:encourage
fa:encourage
fr:encourage
io:encourage
it:encourage
ku:encourage
hu:encourage
ja:encourage
ru:encourage
fi:encourage
sv:encourage
ta:encourage
te:encourage
vi:encourage
zh:encourage

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