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encouraging definition

en·cour·ag·ing (en kʉr′ij iŋ, in-)

adjective

giving courage, hope, or confidence

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encouraging Synonyms

encouraging

modif.

bright, promising, reassuring, supportive; see hopeful 2.


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encouraging Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • find: I found these contributions much less encouraging than the contributions on monitoring the state of biodiversity.

Infinitive complement

  • hear: Its been really encouraging to hear from Iraqis themselves, that was very powerful.

Modifies a noun

  • participation: All respondents were entered into a prize draw with a view to encouraging participation: first prize £ 100, second prize £ 50.

Modifying Another Word

  • extremely: This is extremely encouraging, however the completion rates are still much lower.

Used with adjective complement

  • prove: Basic laboratory studies have already proved very encouraging, defining some of the basic scientific features of oral tolerance.
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