Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective made to feel more courage, hope, or optimism.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
encourage .
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- adjective inspired with confidence
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Examples
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The president begins the second half of his term encouraged by U.S. stock market gains, but still frustrated by high unemployment which still hovers around 9.8 percent.
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The president begins the second half of his term encouraged by U.S. stock market gains, but still frustrated by high unemployment which still hovers around 9.8 percent.
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Self Portrait engendered, some wanted to think that this was a "new beginning" in the sense of being a return to form, and the title encouraged them to think that.
RightWingBob.com 2009
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Trimpin encouraged perpetual brainstorming; the group needed written music.
George Heymont: There's Art Right At Your Fingertips! George Heymont 2010
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Trimpin encouraged perpetual brainstorming; the group needed written music.
George Heymont: There's Art Right At Your Fingertips! George Heymont 2010
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Spokesman Ziyad Abu-Ein encouraged reporters and international organizations to contact the 181 victims or their survivors to verify the stories.
Fatah Publishes List of Hamas Attacks Not a sheep 2009
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Specifically, girls need to be encouraged from a young age to draw and play with building tools.
Marcia G. Yerman: Mae Jemison: Insights from a Barrier-Breaking Astronaut Marcia G. Yerman 2010
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Trimpin encouraged perpetual brainstorming; the group needed written music.
George Heymont: There's Art Right at Your Fingertips! George Heymont 2010
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Specifically, girls need to be encouraged from a young age to draw and play with building tools.
Marcia G. Yerman: Mae Jemison: Insights from a Barrier-Breaking Astronaut Marcia G. Yerman 2010
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Specifically, girls need to be encouraged from a young age to draw and play with building tools.
Marcia G. Yerman: Mae Jemison: Insights from a Barrier-Breaking Astronaut Marcia G. Yerman 2010
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