# encouraging

Pronunciation: US say "in-KUR-i-jing" /ɪnˈkɝɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/; UK say "in-KU-ri-jing" /ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Giving someone courage, confidence, or hope; suggesting that a good outcome is likely.
   - Simple: Making someone feel more hopeful, brave, or sure of themselves.
   - _The first month of sales looked encouraging to the new management team._
   - _She found his steady, encouraging tone reassuring before the surgery._
2. Acting in a supportive way by offering encouragement to others.
   - Simple: Helping someone by cheering them on and giving support.
   - _The mentor stayed warm and encouraging throughout the training program._
   - _Parents who are encouraging tend to raise more confident children._

## Verb

3. Present participle and gerund of encourage. — present participle and gerund of encourage
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of encourage. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now or works as a noun.
   - _The teacher kept encouraging her students to ask harder questions._
   - _Encouraging innovation among employees has become a central goal for the company._

## Noun

4. The giving of support, confidence, or hope to someone; encouragement.
   - Simple: The act of giving someone hope or support.
   - _Their patient encouraging of the youngsters made all the difference._
   - _He owed his recovery to the constant encouraging of close friends._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/encouraging (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).