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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
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noun ADJ. considerable, great | active, positive | the slightest Given the slightest encouragement, he'd be on his knees swearing eternal devotion. VERB + ENCOURAGEMENT give sb, offer (sb), provide (sb with) Mick was always ready to offer advice and encouragement. | need | draw, get, have, receive, take I draw great encouragement from the fact that the classroom is always full. PREP. with ~ With a bit of encouragement, she could do really well. | ~ by/from You need encouragement from people who understand what you are trying to do. | ~ to Getting the support of the Queen was a great encouragement to those involved in the project. PHRASES words of encouragement Perhaps I can offer a few words of encouragement to those who did not win any prizes this time.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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encouragement verbs give somebody encouragement • My father always gave us a lot of encouragement. offer encouragement • My parents offered encouragement and support. get encouragement (= be given encouragement ) • She got a lot of encouragement from her friends. take/draw encouragement from something • We drew encouragement from the letters we received from well-wishers. need encouragement • These kids just need some encouragement, that's all. adjectives positive encouragement (= encouraging someone by saying positive things ) • It's important to balance punishment with positive encouragement. active encouragement (= taking action as well as talking ) • The scheme was set up with the active encouragement of the local authority. considerable/great encouragement • We took considerable encouragement from our early success. phrases words of encouragement (= the things you say to someone as encouragement ) • The rest of the team shouted out words of encouragement.
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