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- Dictionaryencouraging/ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. giving someone support or confidence; supportive: "she gave me an encouraging smile" Similar Opposite
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making you feel more confidence or hope: There was a lot of positive feedback, which was very encouraging. More examplesFewer examples. It's very encouraging that Andrew is in favour of the project. The sales figures are very encouraging. Their performance on Saturday was very encouraging.
: giving hope or promise. encouraging news. encouragingly. in-ˈkər-i-jiŋ-lē. -ˈkə-ri- en- adverb. Synonyms. auspicious. bright. fair. golden. heartening. hopeful. likely. optimistic. promising. propitious. rose-colored. roseate.
to help someone to feel confident and able to do something, or to give advice to someone to do something: Our parents always encouraged us to ask questions. If something encourages an activity, it supports it or makes it more likely: The city needs to encourage job creation. encouragement. noun [ U ] us / ɪnˈkɜr·ɪdʒ·mənt, -ˈkʌr·ɪdʒ- /
Definitions of encouraging. adjective. giving courage or confidence or hope. “ encouraging advances in medical research” synonyms: reassuring. restoring confidence and relieving anxiety. exhortative, exhortatory, hortative, hortatory. giving strong encouragement. heartening, inspiriting, uplifting. cheerfully encouraging. promotive.
The meaning of ENCOURAGE is to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope : hearten. How to use encourage in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Encourage.
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. Synonyms: promising, good, bright, comforting More Synonyms of encouraging.
Definition of encouraging adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to give support, confidence or hope to. The general tried to encourage the troops: You should not encourage him in his extravagance; I felt encouraged by his praise.
When you encourage someone, you give him or her the courage or confidence to do something, like when you encourage your little brother to play harder by yelling his name from the sidelines of the soccer field.
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.
