encouraging

Definition of encouraging in English English dictionary: Present participle of encourage; supporting by giving encouragement; auspicious, or bringing good luck; giving courage, confidence or hope; (1) a defensive card play signal asking partner to lead or continue a specified suit; 1 a defensive card play signal asking partner to lead or continue a specified suit; 2 a bid suggesting that partner continue to a higher contract; {s} heartening, providing support and incentive; furnishing support and encouragement; "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher"; giving courage or confidence or hope; "encouraging advances in medical research"; giving courage or confidence or hope; "encouraging advances in medical research" furnishing support and encouragement; "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher; Something that is encouraging gives people hope or confidence. There are encouraging signs of an artistic revival The results have been encouraging It was encouraging that he recognised the dangers facing the company. + encouragingly en·cour·ag·ing·ly `You're doing really well,' her midwife said encouragingly. giving you hope and confidence = reassuring; Furnishing ground to hope; inspiriting; favoring; tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"; furnishing support and encouragement; "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher
encouraging piece of news: heartening bit of information, reassuring or comforting information
encourage: To spur on, strongly recommend
We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.
encourage: To foster, give help or patronage
The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed.
encourage: To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit
I encouraged him during his race.
encourage: to inspire with courage, hope, or strength of mind
encourage: {v} t. to embolden, to give spirits to
Encourage: accourage
encourage: If someone is encouraged by something that happens, it gives them hope or confidence. Investors were encouraged by the news + encouraged en·cour·aged We were very encouraged, after over 17,000 pictures were submitted I am encouraged that more physicians are asking questions in these meetings and coming to workshops
encourage: To mentally support; to motivate
encourage: If you encourage someone to do something, you try to persuade them to do it, for example by telling them that it would be a pleasant thing to do, or by trying to make it easier for them to do it. You can also encourage an activity. Herbie Hancock was encouraged by his family to learn music at a young age Participation is encouraged at all levels
encourage: spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"
encourage: contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
encourage: 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. When things aren't going well, he encourages me, telling me not to give up
encourage: spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife" inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
encourage: To recommend
encourage: inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
encourage: If something encourages a particular activity or state, it causes it to happen or increase. a natural substance that encourages cell growth Slow music encourages supermarket-shoppers to browse longer but spend more
encourage: To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; the opposite of discourage
encourage: {f} support, inspire, give hope
encouragingly: in an encouraging manner, in a heartening manner
encouragingly: In an encouraging manner
encouragingly: in an encouraging manner; "`Go on,' he said encouragingly to his student

encouraging

Hyphenation

en·cour·ag·ing

Turkish pronunciation

enkırîcîng

Synonyms

promising, reassuring, supportive, hopeful

Pronunciation

/enˈkərəʤəɴɢ/ /ɛnˈkɜrɪʤɪŋ/

Etymology

[ in-'k&r-ij, -'k&-rij, ] (transitive verb.) 15th century. Middle English encoragen, from Middle French encoragier, from Old French, from en- + corage courage.