Encourage (Verb)
Syllable division: en·cour·age
How to pronounce: UK: /ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ/ US: /ɪnˈkɝː.ɪdʒ/
#1 Meaning: To increase the likelihood of someone doing something or something happening.
Example:
> This website encourages non-native speakers to learn one new word every day!
> The school likes to encourage their students to participate in sport.
#2 Meaning: When you speak or act in a way that inspires someone to do something.
Example:
> My parents have always encouraged me in everything I wanted to do.
> Our boss likes to encourage us to keep on working hard.
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English Everyday program encourages me to improve my English.
My sister have encouraged me when I left my parent’s house in my early 20.
Well done Mary!
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Try saying: My sister was the one who encouraged me when I left my parent’s house in my early twenties.
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I encourage my daughters to read a bit every day.
Our English teachers encourage us to speak, write and listen English, every day. But sometime we are so busy. At least we started to think in English. Dear friends, I ecourage you that you encourage me to surround myself with more English.
Standing by and supporting her through thick and thin, Joseph has been an embodiment of encouragement to his missus.
Good sentence Ifychi!!
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