Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 ermutigen
, 🇪🇸 animar
, 🇮🇹 incoraggiare
, 🇵🇹 estimular
, 🇨🇳 鼓励
, 🇯🇵 奨励する
, 🇰🇷 장려하다
, 🇸🇦 يُشَجِّعُ
, 🇮🇳 北海道
Usage Examples
- Les parents encouragent leurs enfants à poursuivre leurs rêves.
- L'entraîneur a encouragé l'équipe à se battre jusqu'au dernier point.
- Je t'encourage à ne pas abandonner malgré les difficultés.
Etymology
**Encourager** comes from the Old French noun *encor* (later *encour*), meaning “encouragement, support.” This noun is ultimately derived from Latin *incurrere* – “to run toward, to aid” – which was used figuratively for giving help or confidence. In the 17th century the noun was turned into a verb by adding the French infinitive suffix –er, producing the modern *encourager*, whose meaning has stayed essentially the same.
Synonyms
soutenir
stimuler
inciter
pousser
dynamiser
galvaniser
appuyer
Antonyms
décourager
démotiver
désinspirer
abaisser