Definitions for encouraged
en·cour·aged

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1. bucked up(p), encouragedadjective

   inspired with confidence

   "felt bucked up by his success"

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1. encouraged

   Encouraged refers to the act of giving support, confidence, or hope to someone, inspiring them to take action or continue an activity. It can also mean promoting or stimulating an activity, feeling or idea through approval, assistance, or reward.

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1. Encouraged

   of Encourage

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'encouraged' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2194

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'encouraged' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3806

How to pronounce encouraged?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say encouraged in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of encouraged in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of encouraged in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of encouraged in a Sentence

1. Oscar Wilde:

   The modern sympathy with invalids is morbid. Illness of any kind is hardly a thing to be encouraged in others.

2. Jason Johnson:

   We believe it's a combination … of the George Floyd protests — riots, if you will; a general feeling of a preference for less law enforcement; and less prosecution and less policing, law enforcement officers have essentially been marginalized and demoralized and cast aside and encouraged now to enforce the law. And so we've seen massive jumps in the homicide rate in cities across America.

3. Steve Warren:

   We have seen that. We believe that the success is 200-plus kilometers of ground that the Syrian Arab Coalition has managed to take, to some extent, validates this program, it's not a complete validation - I want to be clear about that. But we're encouraged by what we see and ... we intend to reinforce success.

4. Nick Solheim:

   One thing I've actually been encouraged to see is I haven't seen the Biden administration shift away from security.

5. Katie Austin:

   My mom is my inspiration for everything, she’s my biggest supporter, mentor and best friend who highly encouraged me to do Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, so the fact I can walk with her in the show is a full circle moment.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encouraged