encouragement
The act of encouragingThe act of encouraging
» I just needed a little encouragement.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of encouraging
Ermutigung
ободре́ниеobodrénije, поощре́ниеpooščrénije
підбадьо́ренняpidbadʹórennja, заохо́ченняzaoxóčennja
the act of giving hope or support to someone
(countable, uncountable)Something that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances; incentive
поощре́ниеpooščrénije
(countable, uncountable)Words or actions that increase someone's confidence
(countable, uncountable)The feeling of being encouraged
Examples
40 sentencesI just needed a little encouragement.
Tom gave Mary a little encouragement.
ruТом немного приободрил Мэри. — sharptoothed
You didn't give Tom much encouragement.
Without your encouragement, I would've given up.
Without your encouragement, I would've given up this plan.
deOhne deine Ermutigung hätte ich dieses Vorhaben aufgegeben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French encoragement.Borrowed from Middle French encoragement.
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Forms
plural: encouragementsSynonyms
1 synonyms- the act of giving hope or support to someone:boost
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable