"encouraging" meaning in English

See encouraging in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪnˈkɝɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-encouraging.wav Forms: more encouraging [comparative], most encouraging [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} encouraging (comparative more encouraging, superlative most encouraging)
  1. Giving courage, confidence or hope; auspicious. Synonyms: promising Translations (giving courage, confidence or hope): абнадзе́йлівы (abnadzjéjlivy) (Belarusian), окуражаващ (okuražavašt) (Bulgarian), encoratjador (Catalan), rohkaiseva (Finnish), lupaava (Finnish), ermutigend (German), bátorító (Hungarian), incoraggiante (Italian), rassicurante (Italian), padrąsinantis [masculine] (Lithuanian), padrąsinanti [feminine] (Lithuanian), обнадёживающий (obnadjóživajuščij) (Russian), ободри́тельный (obodrítelʹnyj) (Russian), ободря́ющий (obodrjájuščij) (Russian), misneachail (Scottish Gaelic), alentador (Spanish), esperanzador (Spanish), halagüeño (Spanish), обнаді́йливий (obnadíjlyvyj) (Ukrainian)
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  2. Supporting by giving encouragement. Translations (supporting by giving encouragement): насърчителен (nasǎrčitelen) (Bulgarian), encoratjador (Catalan), rohkaiseva (Finnish), ободря́ющий (obodrjájuščij) (Russian), подба́дривающий (podbádrivajuščij) (Russian), misneachail (Scottish Gaelic), uppmuntrande (Swedish), підбадьо́рливий (pidbadʹórlyvyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-encouraging-en-adj-HX4T-3pw Disambiguation of 'supporting by giving encouragement': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: encouragingly, encouragingness

Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪnˈkɝɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-encouraging.wav Forms: encouragings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} encouraging (plural encouragings)
  1. encouragement
    Sense id: en-encouraging-en-noun-oLwI8PbG

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪnˈkɝɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-encouraging.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} encouraging
  1. present participle and gerund of encourage Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: encourage
    Sense id: en-encouraging-en-verb-A9lr3rjb

Inflected forms

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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "giving courage, confidence or hope",
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      "sense": "giving courage, confidence or hope",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "giving courage, confidence or hope",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "giving courage, confidence or hope",
      "word": "incoraggiante"
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      "sense": "giving courage, confidence or hope",
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      "sense": "giving courage, confidence or hope",
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      "sense": "giving courage, confidence or hope",
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      "sense": "giving courage, confidence or hope",
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      "sense": "giving courage, confidence or hope",
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      "code": "gd",
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      "word": "підбадьо́рливий"
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