"encourager" meaning in French

See encourager in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɑ̃.ku.ʁa.ʒe/ Audio: Fr-encourager.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French encoragier. By surface analysis, en- + courage + -er. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|encoragier|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French encoragier, {{inh+|fr|fro|encoragier}} Inherited from Old French encoragier, {{surf|fr|en-|courage|-er}} By surface analysis, en- + courage + -er Head templates: {{fr-verb}} encourager Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], encourager [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], encourageant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], encouragé [participle, past], encourage [first-person, indicative, present, singular], encourages [indicative, present, second-person, singular], encourage [indicative, present, singular, third-person], encourageons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], encouragez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], encouragent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], encourageais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], encourageais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], encourageait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], encouragions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], encouragiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], encourageaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], encourageai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], encourageas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], encouragea [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], encourageâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], encourageâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], encouragèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], encouragerai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], encourageras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], encouragera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], encouragerons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], encouragerez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], encourageront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], encouragerais [conditional, first-person, singular], encouragerais [conditional, second-person, singular], encouragerait [conditional, singular, third-person], encouragerions [conditional, first-person, plural], encourageriez [conditional, plural, second-person], encourageraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], encourage [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], encourages [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], encourage [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], encouragions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], encouragiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], encouragent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], encourageasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], encourageasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], encourageât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], encourageassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], encourageassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], encourageassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], encourage [imperative, second-person, singular], encourageons [first-person, imperative, plural], encouragez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. (transitive) to encourage Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-encourager-fr-verb-JOME0xh4 Categories (other): French terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with en-: 23 23 27 28
  2. (reflexive pronominal) to motivate oneself Tags: pronominal, reflexive
    Sense id: en-encourager-fr-verb-jq5p1L6F Categories (other): French terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with en-: 23 23 27 28
  3. (reciprocal pronominal) to encourage each other Tags: pronominal, reciprocal
    Sense id: en-encourager-fr-verb-oSaprOoX Categories (other): French terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with en-: 23 23 27 28
  4. (transitive) to promote Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-encourager-fr-verb-9C-4CTR8 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with en-, French terms suffixed with -er, French verbs with conjugation -ger Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 20 54 Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with en-: 23 23 27 28 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -er: 20 20 23 38 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -ger: 17 17 23 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: encouragement

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁa.ʒat/",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
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      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁa.ʒɛʁ/",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁaʒ.ʁɔ̃/",
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        "indicative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "encouragerez",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁaʒ.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
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      "form": "encourageront",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁaʒ.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "encouragerais",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁaʒ.ʁɛ/",
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        "singular"
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      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁaʒ.ʁɛ/",
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        "third-person"
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      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁa.ʒə.ʁjɔ̃/",
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      "form": "encourageriez",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁa.ʒə.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
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    },
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      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
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      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁaʒ/",
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      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁaʒ/",
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      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁaʒ/",
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    },
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "encouragiez",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁa.ʒje/",
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁaʒ/",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "encourageasse",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁa.ʒas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
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      "form": "encourageasses",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁa.ʒas/",
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        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "encourageât",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁa.ʒa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "encourageassions",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁa.ʒa.sjɔ̃/",
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
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        "subjunctive"
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    {
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      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁaʒ/",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "encourageons",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁa.ʒɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "encouragez",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁa.ʒe/",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    },
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        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "word": "décourager"
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        {
          "english": "She encourages me to always do my best.",
          "text": "Elle m’encourage à toujours faire de mon mieux.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "But in this country it is good to kill an Admiral from time to time to encourage the others.",
          "ref": "1759, Voltaire, Candide, page 160:",
          "text": "Mais dans ce pays-ci il est bon de tuer de tems en tems un Amiral pour encourager les autres.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "to encourage"
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        "(transitive) to encourage"
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        }
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "promote",
          "promote"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to promote"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁa.ʒe/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-encourager.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/Fr-encourager.ogg/Fr-encourager.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Fr-encourager.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "encourager"
}

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