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encourage

поощрять

to give support and confidence to someone

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Pronunciation
EN-UK/ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/
EN-US/ɪnˈkɜrɪdʒ/
RU[pəɐˈɕːrʲatʲ]
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Teachers encourage shy students to speak up.

Учителя поощряют застенчивых учеников высказываться.

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Her words encouraged me to try again.

Её слова поощрили меня попробовать ещё раз.

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What does encourage mean?

to give support and confidence to someone

How do you pronounce encourage?

encourage is pronounced as /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

How is encourage used in a sentence?

Teachers encourage shy students to speak up. Translation: Учителя поощряют застенчивых учеников высказываться.

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encourage - pronunciation, meaning, translation: поощрять