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encourage
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)
- To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
- I encouraged him during his race.
- To spur on, strongly recommend.
- We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.
- 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
- inflection of encourager:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- singular imperative
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hurrah
English
Alternative forms
- hoorah, hooray, hurra, hurray
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly adopted from German hurra, itself of uncertain origin, or possibly an alteration of huzzah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /h?????/
- Rhymes: -??
Interjection
hurrah
- Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.
Synonyms
- (expression of approval): see Thesaurus:well done
- (expression of joy): see Thesaurus:yay
Translations
Noun
hurrah (plural hurrahs)
- A cheer; a cry of hurrah!.
Derived terms
- the last hurrah
Translations
Verb
hurrah (third-person singular simple present hurrahs, present participle hurrahing, simple past and past participle hurrahed)
- (transitive, intransitive) To give a hurrah (to somebody).
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