encouragingly
/ɛnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋli/
US pronunciation
American sound/ɛnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋli/
ɛnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋli
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- 5 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
ɛn - ˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋli -> encouragingly
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
၁။ အားပေးသည်။ အားတက်စေသည်။
Her parents always encouraged her in her studies. ❍ He felt encouraged by the progress he'd made. ❍ She encouraged him to lose weight.
၂။ တိုက်တွန်းသည်။ အားပေးအားမြှောက်ပြုသည်။ encourage exports ❍ Don't encourage bad habits in a child. Compare DISCOURAGE
❏ encouragement n ~ (to sb) (to do sth)
(က) [U] အားပေးတိုက်တွန်းခြင်း။
shouts of encouragement ❍ People need encouragement to try something new.
(ခ) [C] အားပေးမှု။
The teacher's words were a great encouragement to him.
encouraging adj :
encouraging words/news/signs ❍ This year's sales figures are very encouraging. encouragingly adv : She smiled/nodded encouragingly.
More examples
- We encourage student participation in our classes.
- [encourage someone to do something] : Mum always encouraged us to discuss our problems.
- Measures to actively encourage recycling
- Poor hygiene encourages the spread of disease.
- His optimism encouraged me.
- [encourage someone in something] : Frank had encouraged Diana in her ambition to become a model.
Synonyms
give confidence, hearten, cheer, abet, advance, advocate, aid, animate, applaud, approve, assist, back, back up, befriend, bolster, boost, brace, brighten, buck up, buoy, buoy up, cheer up, comfort, console, countenance, develop, ease, egg on, embolden, endorse, energize, enhearten, enliven, excite, exhilarate, favor, fortify, forward, foster, further, galvanize, get behind, give a leg up, give shot in arm, gladden, go for, goad, help, improve, incite, inspire, inspirit, instigate, invite, nurture, pat on the back, praise, prevail, prick, promote, prop up, psych up, pull for, push, raise your spirits, rally, reassure, refresh, reinforce, relieve, restore, revitalize, revivify, root for, rouse, sanction, second, serve, side with, smile upon, solace, spur, steel, stimulate spiritually, stir, strengthen, subscribe to, subsidize, succor, support, sustain, sway, uphold, urge
Antonyms
agitate, annoy, block, bore, calm, cease, condemn, confuse, dampen, deaden, decrease, deject, depress, deter, disagree, disapprove, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, dissuade, dull, frustrated, halt, hinder, hung up on, hurt, ignore, impede, injure, leave alone, neglect, obstruct, oppose, prevent, protest, refuse, reject, repress, sadden, stifle, stop, through the mill, thwart, tire, trouble, undermine, ungratified, uninspire, unsated, unslaked, up the wall, upset, weaken, worry, worsen
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