encounter
— Noun
– English
～ a minor short-term fight
encounter
— Noun
– English
～ a hostile disagreement face-to-face
encourage
— Verb
– English
～ inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
encourage
— Verb
– English
～ spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"
encourage
— Verb
– English
～ contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
encouraged
— Adjective
– English
～ inspired with confidence; "felt bucked up by his success"
encouragement
— Noun
– English
～ the act of giving hope or support to someone
encouragement
— Noun
– English
～ the expression of approval and support
encouragement
— Noun
– English
～ the feeling of being encouraged
encouraging
— Adjective
– English
～ giving courage or confidence or hope; "encouraging advances in medical research"
encouraging
— Adjective
– English
～ furnishing support and encouragement; "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher"
encouragingly
— Adverb
– English
～ in an encouraging manner; "`Go on,' he said encouragingly to his student"
encroach
— Verb
– English
～ impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"
encroach
— Verb
– English
～ advance beyond the usual limit
encroacher
— Noun
– English
～ someone who enters by force in order to conquer
encroaching
— Adjective
– English
～ gradually intrusive without right or permission; "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters"
encroachment
— Noun
– English
～ entry to another's property without right or permission
encroachment
— Noun
– English
～ influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"
encroachment
— Noun
– English
～ any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"