поощря́ть — meaning in English
pooshchryat
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English meaning
- abet verb To help or encourage someone to do something wrong, especially a crime.
- cheer noun A shout of approval, encouragement, or celebration.
- encourage verb To give someone confidence, support, or hope.
- foster verb To raise or care for a child who is not biologically one's own.
- goad noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
- reward noun Something given in return for good behaviour, effort, or service.
Senses
поощря́ть is used for these senses in English:
- abet (transitive) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action). [late 16th c.]
- cheer (ambitransitive) To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts.
- encourage To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
- encourage To spur on, strongly recommend.
- foster (transitive) To promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing.
- goad To incite or provoke.
- incent (transitive, US) To provide an incentive to (a person or organization).
- reward (transitive) To give a reward to or for.
abet — full definition
- verb To help or encourage someone to do something wrong, especially a crime.
- verb To support or back up a good cause, opinion or action.
- verb To push someone towards doing something worthwhile.
- verb (dated) To back a prediction by putting money on it.
cheer — full definition
- noun A shout of approval, encouragement, or celebration.
- noun A feeling of happiness or good spirits.
- verb To shout in support or approval of someone.
- verb To make someone happier, often with "up".
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