See encourage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"derived": [
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"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "disencourage"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "encourageable"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "encouragement"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "encourager"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "encouraging"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "encouragingly"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "overencourage"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "reencourage"
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "encouragen"
},
"expansion": "Middle English encouragen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "xno",
"3": "encoragier",
"4": ""
},
"expansion": "Anglo-Norman encoragier",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "encoragier",
"4": ""
},
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"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English encouragen, encoragen, from Anglo-Norman encoragier, from Old French encoragier. Displaced native Old English hiertan, tyhtan, and trymman.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "encourages",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "encouraging",
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"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "encouraged",
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"past"
]
},
{
"form": "encouraged",
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"past"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
"expansion": "encourage (third-person singular simple present encourages, present participle encouraging, simple past and past participle encouraged)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"en‧cour‧age"
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "courage"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "discourage"
},
{
"word": "dishearten"
}
],
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I encouraged him during his race.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Delia's coach encouraged her to focus on the positives.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2024 October 30, Paul Clifton, “How can freight be a major part of rail's future?”, in RAIL, number 1021, page 57:",
"text": "\"It's a lose-lose situation. It can be turned into a win-win. We should be encouraging and supporting expensive bi-mode freight locomotives, especially where capacity is constrained.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit."
],
"id": "en-encourage-en-verb-RKR6ydzK",
"links": [
[
"support",
"support"
],
[
"motivate",
"motivate"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "bield"
},
{
"word": "embolden"
},
{
"word": "incite"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šajjaʕa",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "شَجَّعَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kʻaǰalerel",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "քաջալերել"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "xraxusel",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "խրախուսել"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "mbãrbãtedz"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "inimusescu"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ruhlandırmaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zaaxvóčvacʹ",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "заахво́чваць"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "padbadzjórvacʹ",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "падбадзёрваць"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nasǎrčávam",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "насърча́вам"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "okuražávam",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "окуража́вам"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "bg",
"english": "hope",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obnadeždávam",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "обнадежда́вам"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "encoratjar"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "鼓勵"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "gu² lai⁶",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "鼓励"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "鼓勵"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gǔlì",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "鼓励"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "激勵"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jīlì",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "激励"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "povzbudit"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "opmuntre"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "bemoedigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "aanmoedigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "kuraĝigi"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "õhutama"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "rohkaista"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "kannustaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "encourager"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣axaliseba",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "წახალისება"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gamxneveba",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "გამხნევება"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šegulianeba",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "შეგულიანება"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ermutigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ermuntern"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "entharrýno",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ενθαρρύνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "parakeleúomai",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "παρακελεύομαι"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "paramuthéomai",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "παραμυθέομαι"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "otrū́nō",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ὀτρῡ́νω"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "oded",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "עודד"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "odéd",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "עודד"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ra'á b'khiyúv",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ראה בחיוב"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "bátorít"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "felbátorít"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "biztat"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "buzdít"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "spreag"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "incoraggiare"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"alt": "ゆうきづける",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yūkizukeru",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "勇気付ける"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shōrei suru",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "奨励する"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "trək",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ត្រឹក"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "caʼlaʼnaa",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ចលនា"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gyeongnyeohada",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "격려하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "hortor"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "exhortor"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "adhortor"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "corrōborō"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "animo"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "incito"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "excito"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "cogo"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "padrąsinti"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "whakatītina"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "whakamanawa"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "tatāunu",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "तताउनु"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "oppmuntre"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "hiertan"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "tašviq kardan",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "تشویق کردن"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "wspierać"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "dodawać odwagi"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "popierać"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "dopingować"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "encorajar"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "incentivar"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "încuraja"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "îmbărbăta"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "însufleți"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obodrjátʹ",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ободря́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obódritʹ",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "обо́дрить"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pooščrjátʹ",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "поощря́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pooščrítʹ",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "поощри́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vooduševljátʹ",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "воодушевля́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vooduševítʹ",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "воодушеви́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "hrabriti"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ohrabrivati"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ohrabriti"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "spodbuditi"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "animar"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "alentar"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "estimular"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "promover"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "motivar"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "arengar"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "suscitar"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "sporra"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "uppmuntra"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "prōtsāhamu",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ప్రోత్సాహము"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ให้กำลังใจ"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "teşvik etmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "cesaretlendirmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "yüreklendirmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "tyz",
"lang": "Tày",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "bom"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zaoxóčuvaty",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "заохо́чувати"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pidbadʹórjuvaty",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "підбадьо́рювати"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pidtrýmuvaty",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "підтри́мувати"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 16 17",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "cổ vũ"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
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"Terms with Mandarin translations",
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],
"derived": [
{
"word": "disencourage"
},
{
"word": "encourageable"
},
{
"word": "encouragement"
},
{
"word": "encourager"
},
{
"word": "encouraging"
},
{
"word": "encouragingly"
},
{
"word": "overencourage"
},
{
"word": "reencourage"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "encouragen"
},
"expansion": "Middle English encouragen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "xno",
"3": "encoragier",
"4": ""
},
"expansion": "Anglo-Norman encoragier",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "encoragier",
"4": ""
},
"expansion": "Old French encoragier",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English encouragen, encoragen, from Anglo-Norman encoragier, from Old French encoragier. Displaced native Old English hiertan, tyhtan, and trymman.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "encourages",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "encouraging",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "encouraged",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "encouraged",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "encourage (third-person singular simple present encourages, present participle encouraging, simple past and past participle encouraged)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"en‧cour‧age"
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"related": [
{
"word": "courage"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "discourage"
},
{
"word": "dishearten"
}
],
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I encouraged him during his race.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Delia's coach encouraged her to focus on the positives.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2024 October 30, Paul Clifton, “How can freight be a major part of rail's future?”, in RAIL, number 1021, page 57:",
"text": "\"It's a lose-lose situation. It can be turned into a win-win. We should be encouraging and supporting expensive bi-mode freight locomotives, especially where capacity is constrained.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit."
],
"links": [
[
"support",
"support"
],
[
"motivate",
"motivate"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "bield"
},
{
"word": "embolden"
},
{
"word": "incite"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "We encourage you to cycle instead of taking the car.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To spur on, strongly recommend."
],
"links": [
[
"spur on",
"spur on"
],
[
"recommend",
"recommend"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "exhort"
},
{
"word": "advise"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1987 December 20, Tim Scaggs, “No Other Choice But To Go On A Hunger Strike”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 23, page 5:",
"text": "They remove all sense of self-responsibility from us prisoners. We have virtually no control over any aspect of our lives. This does not encourage our ability to return to community life outside.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To foster, give help or patronage."
],
"links": [
[
"foster",
"foster"
],
[
"help",
"help"
],
[
"patronage",
"patronage"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "promote"
},
{
"word": "nurture"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɪnˈkɝ.ɪd͡ʒ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"audio": "En-us-encourage.ogg",
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/En-us-encourage.ogg"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "incourage"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šajjaʕa",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "شَجَّعَ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kʻaǰalerel",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "քաջալերել"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "xraxusel",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "խրախուսել"
},
{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "mbãrbãtedz"
},
{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "inimusescu"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ruhlandırmaq"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zaaxvóčvacʹ",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "заахво́чваць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "padbadzjórvacʹ",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "падбадзёрваць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nasǎrčávam",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "насърча́вам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "okuražávam",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "окуража́вам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"english": "hope",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obnadeždávam",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "обнадежда́вам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "encoratjar"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "鼓勵"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "gu² lai⁶",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "鼓励"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "鼓勵"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gǔlì",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "鼓励"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "激勵"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jīlì",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "激励"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "povzbudit"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "opmuntre"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "bemoedigen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "aanmoedigen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "kuraĝigi"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "õhutama"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "rohkaista"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "kannustaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "encourager"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣axaliseba",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "წახალისება"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gamxneveba",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "გამხნევება"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šegulianeba",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "შეგულიანება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ermutigen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ermuntern"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "entharrýno",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ενθαρρύνω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "parakeleúomai",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "παρακελεύομαι"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "paramuthéomai",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "παραμυθέομαι"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "otrū́nō",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ὀτρῡ́νω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "oded",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "עודד"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "odéd",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "עודד"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ra'á b'khiyúv",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ראה בחיוב"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "bátorít"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "felbátorít"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "biztat"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "buzdít"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "spreag"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "incoraggiare"
},
{
"alt": "ゆうきづける",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yūkizukeru",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "勇気付ける"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shōrei suru",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "奨励する"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "trək",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ត្រឹក"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "caʼlaʼnaa",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ចលនា"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gyeongnyeohada",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "격려하다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "hortor"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "exhortor"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "adhortor"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "corrōborō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "animo"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "incito"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "excito"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "cogo"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "padrąsinti"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "whakatītina"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "whakamanawa"
},
{
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "tatāunu",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "तताउनु"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "oppmuntre"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "hiertan"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "tašviq kardan",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "تشویق کردن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "wspierać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "dodawać odwagi"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "popierać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "dopingować"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "encorajar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "incentivar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "încuraja"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "îmbărbăta"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "însufleți"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obodrjátʹ",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ободря́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obódritʹ",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "обо́дрить"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pooščrjátʹ",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "поощря́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pooščrítʹ",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "поощри́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vooduševljátʹ",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "воодушевля́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vooduševítʹ",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "воодушеви́ть"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "hrabriti"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ohrabrivati"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ohrabriti"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "spodbuditi"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "animar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "alentar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "estimular"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "promover"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "motivar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "arengar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "suscitar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "sporra"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "uppmuntra"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "prōtsāhamu",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ప్రోత్సాహము"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "ให้กำลังใจ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "teşvik etmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "cesaretlendirmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "yüreklendirmek"
},
{
"code": "tyz",
"lang": "Tày",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "bom"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zaoxóčuvaty",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "заохо́чувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pidbadʹórjuvaty",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "підбадьо́рювати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pidtrýmuvaty",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "підтри́мувати"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "mentally support or motivate",
"word": "cổ vũ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "xraxusel",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "խրախուսել"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pooštrjávam",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "поощря́вам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nasǎrčávam",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "насърча́вам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "recomanar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "alenar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "encoratjar"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tíchàng",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "提倡"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "anbefale"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "aanmoedigen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "kuraĝigi"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "instigi"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "julgustama"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "suositella"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "rohkaista"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "encourager"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "empfehlen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "parakinó",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "παρακινώ"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "synistó",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "συνιστώ"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "parotrýno",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "παροτρύνω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "himlits",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "המליץ"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "'odéd",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "עוֹדֵד"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "raccomandare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "esortare"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "hortor"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "whakakipakipa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "whakatenatena"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "akiaki"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "whakahauhau"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "whakatītina"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "anbefale"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "tyhtan"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "trymman"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "namawiać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "namówić"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zachęcać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zachęcić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "recomendar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pooščrjátʹ",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "поощря́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pooščrítʹ",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "поощри́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "recomendar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "alentar"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "önermek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "teşvik etmek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zaoxóčuvaty",
"sense": "spur on, recommend",
"word": "заохо́чувати"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
"word": "patrocinar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
"word": "afavorir"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
"word": "støtte"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
"word": "bevorderen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
"word": "patroneren"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
"word": "steunen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
"word": "vigligi"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
"word": "subteni"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
"word": "tukea"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
"word": "suosia"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
"word": "suojella"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
"word": "avustaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
"word": "rohkaista"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "entharrýno",
"sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
"word": "ενθαρρύνω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
"word": "támogat"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
"word": "favorire"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
"word": "popierać"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
"word": "patrocinar"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
"word": "desteklemek"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Old English"
],
"word": "encourage"
}
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