encourage

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

Translation

vt. upang magbigay ng suporta, kumpiyansa, o pag-asa sa isang tao, upang mag-udyok o magbigkas.
Word Forms
Past Participleencouraged
Past Tenseencouraged
Third Person Singularencourages
Present Participleencouraging

Phrases & Collocations

encourage investment

hikayatin ang pamumuhunan

Example Sentences

parents should encourage their children

Dapat hikayatin ng mga magulang ang kanilang mga anak.

teachers should encourage students to ask questions

Dapat hikayatin ng mga guro ang mga estudyante na magtanong.

encourage healthy eating habits

Hikayatin ang malusog na gawi sa pagkain.

Real-world Examples

Investors were initially encouraged by the Fed's move.

Noong una, ang mga mamumuhunan ay nabigla nang positibo sa hakbang ng Fed.

Source: NPR News March 2020 Collection

He feels anything else would only encourage her.

Sa palagay niya, ang anumang bagay pa ay makakapag-udyok lamang sa kanya.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

So that's what we try to encourage.

Kaya iyon ang sinusubukan naming himukin.

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

Companies can also encourage their staff to learn.

Maaari ding himukin ng mga kumpanya ang kanilang mga empleyado na matuto.

Source: Dominance Issue 3 (March 2018)

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

Maaaring pinakamahalaga sa lahat, hinikayat ng paaralan ang mga nars na maglakbay.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Mitchell has always encouraged new talent.

Laging hinikayat ni Mitchell ang mga bagong talento.

Source: Travel Across America

Soft sentences will merely encourage them to do it again.

Ang malalambot na pangungusap ay makakapag-udyok lamang sa kanila na gawin ito muli.

Source: EnglishPod 91-180

She was skeptical that the language requirement would encourage integration.

Nagdududa siya kung ang kinakailangan sa wika ay makapagpapalakas ng pagsasama.

Source: Gaokao Reading Real Questions

Starrs hopes visiting the exhibition will encourage people to act.

Umaasa si Starrs na ang pagbisita sa eksibisyon ay makapagpapalakas sa mga tao na kumilos.

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

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

Kung sila ay hindi aktibo, dapat silang himukin na mag-ehersisyo.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2023 Collection

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