different between encourage vs attend

English

Alternative forms

• incourage (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English encouragen, encoragen, from Anglo-Norman encoragier, from Old French encoragier from en- +? corage "courage". Displaced native Middle English belden, bielden (“to encourage”) (from Old English bieldan (“to encourage”)), Middle English bealden, balden (“to encourage”) (from Old English bealdian (“to encourage, make bold”)), Middle English herten (“to encourage, enhearten”) (from Old English hiertan, hyrtan (“to enhearten”)), Old English elnian (“to encourage, strengthen”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?k???d?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?k???d?/
• Hyphenation: en?cour?age

Verb

encourage (third-person singular simple present encourages, present participle encouraging, simple past and past participle encouraged) (transitive)

1. To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

   I encouraged him during his race.

2. To spur on, strongly recommend.

   We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.

3. To foster, give help or patronage

   The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed

Synonyms

• bield
• embolden

Antonyms

• becourage
• discourage

Derived terms

• encouragement
• encouraging
• encouragingly

Related terms

• courage

Translations

French

Verb

encourage

1. inflection of encourager:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. singular imperative

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /??t?nd/, [??t??nd]
• Rhymes: -?nd
• Homophone: atend

Etymology 1

From Middle English attenden, atenden, from Old French atendre (“to attend, listen”), from Latin attendere (“to stretch toward, give heed to”), from ad (“to”) + tendere (“to stretch”); see tend and compare attempt.

Verb

attend (third-person singular simple present attends, present participle attending, simple past and past participle attended)

1. (archaic, transitive) To listen to (something or someone); to pay attention to; regard; heed. [from 15th c.]

   • The diligent pilot in a dangerous tempest doth not attend the unskilful words of the passenger.
2. (archaic, intransitive) To listen (to, unto). [from 15th c.]
   • 1912, Rudyard Kipling, The Beginning of the Armadillos

     'Now attend to me,' said Painted Jaguar, 'because this is very important. […]

4. (intransitive) To turn one's consideration (to); to deal with (a task, problem, concern etc.), to look after. [from 15th c.]
5. (transitive, intransitive) To wait upon as a servant etc.; to accompany to assist (someone). [from 15th c.]
7. (transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; to regularly go to (an event or place). [from 17th c.]
   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 20:

     I attended a one-room school next door to the palace and studied English, Xhosa, history and geography.

8. (intransitive, law) To go to (a place) for some purpose (with at).
9. To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to.
   • 1697, John Dryden, The Georgics

     What cares must then attend the toiling swain.
10. To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for.

    • the different state of perfect happiness or misery that attends all men after this

    • 1665, John Dryden, The Indian Emperour

      Three days I promised to attend my doom.

Synonyms

• (listen to): behear, heed, mark, notice
• (listen): notice, pay attention, take heed; See also Thesaurus:listen or Thesaurus:pay attention
• (wait upon as a servant): bestand, serve; See also Thesaurus:serve
• (wait for): See also Thesaurus:wait for

Related terms

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English attenden, atenden, from Old English ?tendan (“to set on fire, kindle, inflame, trouble, perplex”), equivalent to a- +? tend.

Verb

attend (third-person singular simple present attends, present participle attending, simple past and past participle attended)

1. Alternative form of atend ("to kindle").

Related terms

• tend
• tinder

References

• attend at OneLook Dictionary Search
• attend in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Adnett

Dutch

Pronunciation

Participle

attend

1. present participle of atten

Declension

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.t??/

Verb

attend

1. third-person singular present indicative of attendre

Anagrams

• datent