encouragementen‧cour‧age‧ment /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒmənt $ ɪnˈkɜː-/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] 
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With encouragement, Sally is starting to play with the other children. words of encouragementencouragement to do something She needed no encouragement to continue (=did not need any encouragement).COLLOCATIONSverbsgive somebody encouragement· My father always gave us a lot of encouragement.offer encouragement· My parents offered encouragement and support.get encouragement (=be given encouragement)· She got a lot of encouragement from her friends.take/draw encouragement from something· We drew encouragement from the letters we received from well-wishers.need encouragement· These kids just need some encouragement, that's all.adjectivespositive encouragement (=encouraging someone by saying positive things)· It's important to balance punishment with positive encouragement.active encouragement (=taking action as well as talking)· The scheme was set up with the active encouragement of the local authority.considerable/great encouragement· We took considerable encouragement from our early success.phraseswords of encouragement (=the things you say to someone as encouragement)· The rest of the team shouted out words of encouragement.
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Thesaurus- "But you're doing a great job," he added by way of encouragement.
- After his speech, he shook hands and offered words of encouragement to people in the crowd.
- Children need lots of encouragement when they're learning new things.
- But he kept your secret, Pamela, and would not own that you gave any encouragement to his addresses.
- His family knew nothing of education and so gave him no support or encouragement, still less active aid.
- I had the brigade commander over-head offering me encouragement over the radio.
- Nor was official support and encouragement limited to Catholic organisations.
- Provided their behaviour was sportsmanlike and safe, oarsmen found only encouragement and humour from a President who was always among them.
- Stephen nodded to him in encouragement.
- The encouragement given made for a great rapport with the class and gave a stimulus to improve the lectures.
- West Indies can take encouragement from the match.
Longman Language Activatorhelp that is given► help
Collocations · If I need any help I'll call you.· I'm having trouble paying the rent, but I don't want to ask my parents for help.help with · Would you like some help with those suitcases?with help from somebody · We managed to buy the house with a little help from Dave's parents.with the help of somebody/something · With the help of a nicotine patch she was able to quit smoking.get help (=find someone to help you) · You go get help - I'll wait here with the car.
► assistance formal something you provide in order to help someone do something: · Patients can usually walk without assistance within a week of the operation.· The federal agency provides assistance to families whose homes were destroyed by flooding.· The company has a toll-free number that offers technical assistance to anyone who needs it.be of assistance: · Our tour guides will be pleased to be of assistance if you have any problems.
► a hand informal practical help from someone when something needs to be done: · Everybody needs a hand now and then.a hand with: · I could use a hand with the yard work if you're not busy.lend/give somebody a hand: · Could you give me a hand moving those boxes?
► aid help, especially money, that an organization or country gives to another country or to people who are in a very difficult situation: · Aid is not getting through to the refugees.· Each year, the U.S. sends more than $1.8 billion in aid to sub-Saharan Africa.
► support equipment, money, or help from other people that is available for you to use when you need it: · I'd like to thank you all for your support in the upcoming election.· Our two company lawyers provide all the legal support we need.
► service help given to customers of a particular business, by the people who work there: · I thought the service in the pizza place was very good.provide a service: · We knew the shop would never survive if we didn't provide a good service from the minute we opened the doors.
► back-up/backup people, equipment etc that are provided to be used if people need help: · This department needs more secretarial and clerical back-up.· Police had to wait for backup to arrive before making any arrests.
► encouragement something such as praise or advice from other people that helps give someone the confidence and determination to do something: · Children need lots of encouragement when they're learning new things.words of encouragement: · After his speech, he shook hands and offered words of encouragement to people in the crowd. by way of encouragement (=in order to encourage someone): · "But you're doing a great job," he added by way of encouragement.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs► give somebody encouragement
Word family· My father always gave us a lot of encouragement.
► offer encouragement· My parents offered encouragement and support.
► get encouragement (=be given encouragement)· She got a lot of encouragement from her friends.
► take/draw encouragement from something· We drew encouragement from the letters we received from well-wishers.
► need encouragement· These kids just need some encouragement, that's all.
adjectives► positive encouragement (=encouraging someone by saying positive things)· It's important to balance punishment with positive encouragement.
► active encouragement (=taking action as well as talking)· The scheme was set up with the active encouragement of the local authority.
► considerable/great encouragement· We took considerable encouragement from our early success.
phrases► words of encouragement (=the things you say to someone as encouragement)· The rest of the team shouted out words of encouragement.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► active· He lacks confidence and would benefit from more active encouragement and support than he has received.
► further· The Housing Act 1988 gave further encouragement to the breakup of the large housing estates remaining under local authority control.· Needing no further encouragement, Luce went and made herself comfortable, nestling against him.· Smelling the water, Daisy needed no further encouragement and put on a spurt to hurry down to the river.· The parishioners had required no further encouragement to flock back to the picture-palace.
► great· However, Griffiths also envisages greater support and encouragement of the voluntary and informal sectors.· The first-years would be a mixed bunch, some bursting with confidence, others in need of a great deal of encouragement.
► little· The others watched him as they played, Francie giving little grunts of encouragement, Aunt Margaret nodding her head.· Most drivers needed little encouragement and the inclusion of the pretty girl became one of the perks.· It has to be done all at once even if some need a little encouragement!· He didn't need excuses, not when the wife was away, but every little encouragement helped.
► positive· Secondly, the inclusive approach may act as a positive encouragement to clients to make use of legal services.
VERB► give· He gave enough encouragement to the army command without losing control of the situation altogether.· The Housing Act 1988 gave further encouragement to the breakup of the large housing estates remaining under local authority control.· The letters gave me enormous encouragement.· I hope this account will give encouragement to Loach lovers to keep trying.· They gave me no encouragement at all and didn't even realize I was so into football.· But he kept your secret, Pamela, and would not own that you gave any encouragement to his addresses.· Our companies need to take advantage of it and the Government should give them every encouragement.· If talking is your weakness then give encouragement by non verbal gestures, short prompt words and phrases.
► need· But all children need permission to be independent; some need more encouragement than others.· Since when had fitzAlan needed encouragement to show anger?· Deep in my heart, I knew those girls needed encouragement because the challenges before them were staggering.· Johnny needs no encouragement - but he gives it.· That lies in new ideas, new options and new optimism, which need presidential enthusiasm and encouragement to thrive.· Like a 996 it needs a lot of encouragement at the bars to start turning.· She needs advice and encouragement more than she would ever admit.
► offer· He was charming and witty, but, although Caroline was polite, she offered no encouragement.· I had the brigade commander over-head offering me encouragement over the radio.· It was nice, people were so kind, offering encouragement and congratulations for what had been achieved.· He was shortly joined by the division commander, who offered me more encouragement.· Now back working at her own riding stables, Anne Haine offered this encouragement.· Eventually, the field force commander joined in, all of them offering encouragement.· I love this club and so only wish to offer encouragement.· Here Congress has offered relatively mild encouragement to the States to enact higher minimum drinking ages than they would otherwise choose.
► provide· The value of praise in providing encouragement has to be blended with the instructional benefit that criticism can bring to the pupil.· Side by side, respirator patients provided comfort, encouragement, and community for one another.· It is also important that the patient be provided with realistic encouragement.· Management may need to provide encouragement and at worst assistance to operatives in the completion of time sheets.· It is designed to provide encouragement and financial support to five outstanding young students considering a professional career in music.· The early minutes provided some encouragement as Newcastle's play suggested the sunshine break had done them good.· They enjoy painting for its own sake, and although adult interest provides encouragement, it is essentially a private activity.· And as I counsel, I need to stay alongside them to provide comfort, encouragement and guidance.
► receive· Suppose that you decide that the employee's main payoff from constantly telephoning you is that he receives encouragement and reassurance.
► shout· He saw Gray run along the top of the trench, shouting encouragement.· She shouted words of encouragement and settled in for the fight.· It is comforting to hear your team-mates shouting their encouragement during a contest.· At this juncture my role was only to shout encouragement: Yeah!· I drew my own sword, shouting defiance and encouragement to the rest.· As I did this, some of the team began to shout out words of encouragement.· Now he shouted his encouragement, and come on his lot did.· The children would gather in a noisy clump at the rear window to shout encouragement and offer coaching tips to their pursuer.
WORD FAMILYadjectiveencouraged ≠ discouragedencouraging ≠ discouragingnounencouragement ≠ discouragementverbencourage ≠ discourageadverbencouragingly ≠ discouragingly
when you encourage someone or something, or the things that encourage them OPP discouragement: With encouragement, Sally is starting to play with the other children. words of encouragementencouragement to do something She needed no encouragement to continue (=did not need any encouragement).COLLOCATIONSverbsgive somebody encouragement· My father always gave us a lot of encouragement.offer encouragement· My parents offered encouragement and support.get encouragement (=be given encouragement)· She got a lot of encouragement from her friends.take/draw encouragement from something· We drew encouragement from the letters we received from well-wishers.need encouragement· These kids just need some encouragement, that's all.adjectivespositive encouragement (=encouraging someone by saying positive things)· It's important to balance punishment with positive encouragement.active encouragement (=taking action as well as talking)· The scheme was set up with the active encouragement of the local authority.considerable/great encouragement· We took considerable encouragement from our early success.phraseswords of encouragement (=the things you say to someone as encouragement)· The rest of the team shouted out words of encouragement.