Encourage

Definition

encourage /Çn'kʌrÇdʒ/ v ၁။ အားေပးသည္။ အားတက္ေစသည္။ Her parents always encouraged her in her studies. ❍ He felt encouraged by the progress he'd made. ❍ She encouraged him to lose weight. ၂။ တိုက္တြန္းသည္။ အားေပးအားေျမႇာက္ျပဳသည္။ encourage exports ❍ Don't encourage bad habits in a child. Compare DISCOURAGE ❏ encouragement n ~ (to sb) (to do sth) (က) [U] အားေပးတိုက္တြန္းျခင္း။ shouts of encouragement ❍ People need encouragement to try something new. (ခ) [C] အားေပးမႈ။ 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.

Examples

1. We encourage student participation in our classes.
2. [encourage someone to do something] : Mum always encouraged us to discuss our problems.
3. Measures to actively encourage recycling
4. Poor hygiene encourages the spread of disease.
5. His optimism encouraged me.
6. [encourage someone in something] : Frank had encouraged Diana in her ambition to become a model.