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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

encouraged en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɪŋˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/ General American, Canada, hurry–furry merger
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. Having been given hope or encouragement.
    • Participants felt more enjoyment from the media feedback when they felt more encouraged, more competent, more autonomy, and that the information was accurate. 2021, Ryan Rogers, Media Feedback: Our Lives in Loops, page 31:
    • You would certainly feel more encouraged and willing to make efforts for humans if they looked at you with joy and gratitude and encouraged you with positive words. 2004, Andris K Tebecis, Is The Future In Our Hands-My Experiences With Sukyo Mahikari, page 312:
    • The results for item 1 indicate that in 1994-5 employees in the public sector were more encouraged to participate in management than those in the non-public sector and the impact of the ownership type is significant. 2004, Cherrie Jiuhua Zhu, Human Resource Management in China:

Forms

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most encouraged Degree=Sup lexicographic
more encouraged Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

unencouraged

encouraged en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɪŋˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/ General American, Canada, hurry–furry merger
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of encourage
    form of encourage