encouraging

[US]/ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ/
[UK]/ɪnˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. giving support, confidence, or hope; promoting.

Example Sentences

an encouraging advance in medical research.

It is encouraging to read that illiteracy is declining.

encouraging pupils to act out the stories.

encouraging students to parrot back information.

From time to time,she gave him an encouraging nod.

It’s encouraging to receive a favourable report on one’s study.

encouraging small savers to invest in UK companies

encouraging signs suggested the recession was bottoming out .

the results have been encouraging enough to merit further investigation.

At present, the Turkish Government is encouraging the rabbit warrener to listen to the music.

Her face beautified at the encouraging news.

Our party believes in encouraging cultural diversity, not diversion.

rain slithered down the windows, encouraging a creeping melancholia.

I'll tell you a story happened forty years ago—the story of Akala, which has been influencing and encouraging the whole generation.

PKU in Pics makes this column for PKU Boatrace Team with the help of Shao Yibei and Li Xiaoyu, encouraging them to win every match in the future.

The thickened flap/speed brake tests had been encouraging, so balsa wood strips were reinstalled on both the flap/speed brake and the elevons.

It expresses their rootedness and collective memory, and preserves their future by encouraging development and openness towards others – an element essential for the construction of peace.

Real-world Examples

Investors were initially encouraged by the Fed's move.

Source: NPR News March 2020 Collection

I was consciously encouraging the man who over the years had encouraged me.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

Encourage what really needs to be encouraged. Support what needs to be encouraged.

Source: NPR News March 2018 Collection

There exists thousands of handwritten notes encouraging or sympathizing or thanking his friends and acquaintances.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

He said, " Everybody knows there are various speeches of the ex-president encouraging this."

Source: VOA Special January 2023 Collection

Whatever he saw there must have encouraged him.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

Paradoxically, punishing fake injury might just encourage teams to polish their acting skills.

Source: The Economist - International

I come from a place where typically youth are not encouraged to do better.

Source: TED-Ed Student Weekend Show

The United states has privately encouraging Ukraine to signal an openness to negotiate with Russia.

Source: VOA Daily Standard November 2022 Collection

But pilots are now being encouraged to report anything suspicious.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2022 Collection

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