Intermediate ๐Ÿ“š Vocabulary ยท #221 of 1319

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
๐Ÿ’ก Tip: Discourage is the opposite.

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