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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.
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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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