Polyglot Dictionary

alentar

/alẽˈtaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
alento
preterite (eu)
alentei
past participle
alentado

Meaning

  1. to encourage

    • Alentou os jogadores.

      He encouraged the players.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

incentivar

alentar is literary, from "alento," breath, to give courage or breath; incentivar is more practical or business-oriented, to incentivize or motivate, often with rewards — both mean "to encourage."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

alentar

alentar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to encourage."

French

encourager

encourager is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to encourage."

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