What does encouraging mean?
Definitions for encouraging
en·cour·ag·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word encouraging.
Princeton's WordNet
encouragingadjective
giving courage or confidence or hope
"encouraging advances in medical research"
encouraging, supportingadjective
furnishing support and encouragement
"the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher"
Wiktionary
encouragingadjective
giving courage, confidence or hope
encouragingadjective
supporting by giving encouragement
encouragingadjective
auspicious, or bringing good luck
ChatGPT
encouraging
Encouraging refers to the act of providing support, confidence, or hope to someone, often by expressing approval, compliments, or positivity. It can also involve motivating or stimulating someone to take action or continue a behavior or activity. Encouraging can aid in promoting progress, growth, or development.
Webster Dictionary
Encouraging
of Encourage
Encouragingadjective
furnishing ground to hope; inspiriting; favoring
Editors Contribution
encouraging
Verb from of the word encourage.
Its encouraging to see the level of unity and community with all citizens.
Submitted by MaryC on July 31, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'encouraging' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4353
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'encouraging' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4368
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'encouraging' in Adjectives Frequency: #574
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of encouraging in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of encouraging in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of encouraging in a Sentence
When we listen to our customers there's no sign of dramatic improvement. They're still living in a defensive mode, but three to four years ago the number of customers was dire. The number of customers has been improving in the past two years, which is encouraging and good for our business.
I have spent my life in service to others -- encouraging urban high school students to apply, attend and graduate college, and convening a number of activities helping minorities and people of color get involved in civic life, however, over the years, I have not been able to really work on my own health and nutrition goals.
I'm encouraging my colleagues to object. This is something that the American people demand right now, there are huge irregularities in Georgia. They need to be investigated, and they need to be corrected in my opinion.
The overall tone of this report was encouraging, pointing to a respite in the ongoing recession engulfing the U.S. industrial sector.
We feel that we are not alone, and everybody cares about what's happening, [that] is extremely encouraging.
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- окуражаващ, насърчителенBulgarian
- encoratjadorCatalan, Valencian
- esperanzador, alentadorSpanish
- rohkaiseva, lupaavaFinnish
- encourageantFrench
- misneachailScottish Gaelic
- поощрениеRussian
- uppmuntrandeSwedish
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