encourage (v.)
to give support or hope
Examples
- Teachers encourage students.
Key rules
- Encourage someone to do something
- Encourage + object + to + verb
- Encouragement is the noun
Common mistakes
- Teachers encourage the students study โ Teachers encourage the students to study
- I encourage him for to try โ I encourage him to try
Use cases
- Supporting people
- Teaching
- Motivating teams
๐ก Tip: Discourage is the opposite.