Encourage
verb
To support or persuade someone to do something.
My parents always encouraged me to pursue my dreams.
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- encourage someone to
- encourage growth
verb
To make something more likely to happen.
Eating healthy encourages good health.
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- encourage development
- encourage learning
verb
To cheer or inspire in hopes of boosting confidence or morale.
He encouraged his team in the middle of the game to keep going.
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- encourage spirits
- encourage efforts
verb
To advise or urge (someone) to do something.
She encouraged me to apply for the job.
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- encourage action
- encourage decision
verb
To support or persuade someone to do something.
My parents always encouraged me to pursue my dreams.
Often appears as...
- encourage someone to
- encourage growth
verb
To make something more likely to happen.
Eating healthy encourages good health.
Often appears as...
- encourage development
- encourage learning
verb
To cheer or inspire in hopes of boosting confidence or morale.
He encouraged his team in the middle of the game to keep going.
Often appears as...
- encourage spirits
- encourage efforts
verb
To advise or urge (someone) to do something.
She encouraged me to apply for the job.
Often appears as...
- encourage action
- encourage decision
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Pro Tip 1/3Positive Reinforcement
Using 'encourage' suggests giving someone confidence to continue doing something good.
Teachers encourage students when they praise their hard work.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Persuasion
'Encourage' often means gently pushing someone towards a decision without pressure.
My coach encouraged me to join the competition.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Support
The word can imply emotional backing for personal matters.
His kind words encouraged me during tough times.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Reinforcement
Using 'encourage' suggests giving someone confidence to continue doing something good.
Teachers encourage students when they praise their hard work.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Persuasion
'Encourage' often means gently pushing someone towards a decision without pressure.
My coach encouraged me to join the competition.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Support
The word can imply emotional backing for personal matters.
His kind words encouraged me during tough times.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Reinforcement
Using 'encourage' suggests giving someone confidence to continue doing something good.
Teachers encourage students when they praise their hard work.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Persuasion
'Encourage' often means gently pushing someone towards a decision without pressure.
My coach encouraged me to join the competition.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Support
The word can imply emotional backing for personal matters.
His kind words encouraged me during tough times.
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Panda Doesn't Realise...
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What does my headscarf...
because diversity is magic. And I encourage you to look past your initial perceptions because I bet you, they're probably wrong. Thank you.
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He needs some gentle encouragement from Giles.
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A Collection Of Spring...
towards the edge encouraged by a gentle nudge
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Adorable Tiger Cub...
he needs some gentle encouragement from
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
encouraged by the absence of the seal
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The benefits of good...
and your sensitivity to pain. So there are a lot of reasons to aim for good posture. But it's getting harder these days. Sitting in an awkward position for a long time can promote poor posture, and so can using computers or mobile devices, which encourage you to look downward.
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What is depression? -...
So, if you know someone struggling with depression, encourage them, gently, to seek out some of these options. You might even offer to help with specific tasks, like looking up therapists in the area, or making a list of questions to ask a doctor. To someone with depression,
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How One Community Saved...
It is a way of preserving the reef and dedicating ourselves to something else, They began to prefer transporting tourists because they knew they got paid well and they consumed less fuel. Besides, they were home early and that's what encouraged them to give up the fishing.
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How to create a great...
communication second the name provides a playful link back to the companies underneath g for google c for calico n for nest x and so on third the name encourages wall street investors buy this stock and you're making an alpha bet one that will outperform others
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Panda Doesn't Realise...
By removing one cub at birth and then switching them throughout the day and night, keepers are able to encourage panda mothers to feed both siblings, while being under the impression that they have only one.
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What does my headscarf...
because diversity is magic. And I encourage you to look past your initial perceptions because I bet you, they're probably wrong. Thank you.
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Tiger Cubs Swimming For...
He needs some gentle encouragement from Giles.
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A Collection Of Spring...
towards the edge encouraged by a gentle nudge
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Adorable Tiger Cub...
he needs some gentle encouragement from
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
encouraged by the absence of the seal
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Barack Obama
American President
Are we a nation that educates the world's best and brightest in our universities, only to send them home to create businesses in countries that compete against us? Or are we a nation that encourages them to stay and create jobs, businesses, and industries right here in America?
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
If you look at the history of our country over the last 100 years, there have been periods where science and research have been celebrated. They were really kind of held up as heroes in society, which encouraged a generation of people to go into these fields.
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
It took me 40 years to write my first book. When I was a child, I was encouraged to go to school. I was not encouraged to follow the career of a writer because my parents thought that I was going to starve to death.
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John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Things in themselves have no life in them. A car can't comfort or encourage you. A house means nothing if there's no life and love inside.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
I've always been very happy. I've always been easy going and I've always been very encouraging; it's just my personality.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
Anything that encourages people to pick up an instrument and play, I'm fully behind.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
Encourage your children to read more and watch television less.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Roman Statesman
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
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Barack Obama
American President
Are we a nation that educates the world's best and brightest in our universities, only to send them home to create businesses in countries that compete against us? Or are we a nation that encourages them to stay and create jobs, businesses, and industries right here in America?
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
If you look at the history of our country over the last 100 years, there have been periods where science and research have been celebrated. They were really kind of held up as heroes in society, which encouraged a generation of people to go into these fields.
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
It took me 40 years to write my first book. When I was a child, I was encouraged to go to school. I was not encouraged to follow the career of a writer because my parents thought that I was going to starve to death.
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John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Things in themselves have no life in them. A car can't comfort or encourage you. A house means nothing if there's no life and love inside.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
I've always been very happy. I've always been easy going and I've always been very encouraging; it's just my personality.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
Anything that encourages people to pick up an instrument and play, I'm fully behind.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
Encourage your children to read more and watch television less.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Roman Statesman
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
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