encourage

/ɪnˈkɜrɪdʒ/

verb B1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
encourages
past
encouraged
past participle
encouraged
gerund
encouraging

Meaning

  1. animar, alentar

    • She encourages her students to read.

      Ella anima a sus estudiantes a leer.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa encourage?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She ___ her students to read.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a encourage?

verb

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