encourage

[US]/ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/
[UK]/ɪnˈkɜːrɪdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. dar apoyo, confianza o esperanza a alguien, motivar o inspirar.
Word Forms
Participio pasadoencouraged
Pasadoencouraged
Tercera persona singularencourages
Gerundioencouraging

Phrases & Collocations

encourage investment

fomentar la inversión

Example Sentences

parents should encourage their children

los padres deben animar a sus hijos

teachers should encourage students to ask questions

los maestros deben animar a los estudiantes a hacer preguntas

encourage healthy eating habits

fomentar hábitos alimenticios saludables

Real-world Examples

Investors were initially encouraged by the Fed's move.

Los inversores se sintieron inicialmente alentados por la medida de la Fed.

Source: NPR News March 2020 Collection

He feels anything else would only encourage her.

Él siente que cualquier otra cosa solo la alentaría.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

So that's what we try to encourage.

Así que eso es lo que intentamos fomentar.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American October 2022 Collection

Companies can also encourage their staff to learn.

Las empresas también pueden alentar a sus empleados a aprender.

Source: Dominance Issue 3 (March 2018)

Perhaps most importantly, though, the school encouraged nurses to travel.

Quizás, lo más importante, la escuela alentó a las enfermeras a viajar.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Mitchell has always encouraged new talent.

Mitchell siempre ha fomentado nuevos talentos.

Source: Travel Across America

Soft sentences will merely encourage them to do it again.

Las frases suaves solo los alentarán a hacerlo de nuevo.

Source: EnglishPod 91-180

She was skeptical that the language requirement would encourage integration.

Ella era escéptica de que el requisito del idioma fomentaría la integración.

Source: Gaokao Reading Real Questions

Starrs hopes visiting the exhibition will encourage people to act.

Starrs espera que visitar la exposición anime a la gente a actuar.

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

If they're sedentary, they should be encouraged to exercise.

Si son sedentarios, se les debe alentar a hacer ejercicio.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2023 Collection

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