Meaning

1 senses

  1. To spur or urge (someone) to do something.

Examples

5 sentences

  1. I try to spur you on to improve.

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  2. Her desire to be a doctor spurred her on.

    deIhr Wunsch, Ärztin zu werden, spornte sie an. — xtofu80

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  3. You spurred me on to do better and better.

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  4. Tom's success spurred us on.

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  5. Passion spurs you on. A day of the best!

    deVon Leidenschaft angestachelt. - Ein Supertag! — alvations

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Forms

spurs on, spurring on, spurred on, spurred on
Base formspur on · to spur on
3rd person singularspurs on
Present participlespurring on
Past simplespurred on
Past participlespurred on

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyspur on
he, she, itspurs on

Past simpleLesson

all personsspurred on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave spurred on
he, she, ithas spurred on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill spur on

Synonyms

49 synonyms
provokeC1gooseC1fuelB1sendA2cheerA2drawA1driveA2encourageA2engenderC2evokeC1grillB1induceC2invokeB2motiveB1

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
spudspurB2spuriousC2spurnspurt
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