August 12, 2017　=========

☆  encourage  励ます

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If you encourage someone, you give them confidence. You can encourage them by letting them know that they are doing a good job and tell them not to give up. For example, my father always encouraged me to be whatever I wanted to be.

You can also encourage someone to do something, which is a little different – it means that you are trying to persuade them to do something. Naturally, you are encouraging to do something that you think would be good for them: such as encouraging someone to apply for a job, or to eat more vegetables, or to join a sports team. You areRead more about Today’s Word: encourage[…]