(~s, encouraging, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ someone, you give them confidence, for example by letting them know that what they are doing is good and telling them that they should continue to do it.
When things aren’t going well, he ~s me, telling me not to give up.
VERB: V n
2.
If someone is ~d by something that happens, it gives them hope or confidence.
Investors were ~d by the news...
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed by n
~d
We were very ~d, after over 17,000 pictures were submitted...
I am ~d that more physicians are asking questions in these meetings and coming to workshops.
ADJ: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ that
3.
If you ~ someone to do something, you try to persuade them to do it, for example by telling them that it would be a pleasant thing to do, or by trying to make it easier for them to do it. You can also ~ an activity.
Herbie Hancock was ~d by his family to learn music at a young age...
Participation is ~d at all levels.
VERB: V n to-inf, V n
4.
If something ~s a particular activity or state, it causes it to happen or increase.
...a natural substance that ~s cell growth...
Slow music ~s supermarket-shoppers to browse longer but spend more.
VERB: V n, V n to-inf