encounter
— Verb
– English
～ come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
encounter
— Verb
– English
～ experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"
encounter
— Noun
– English
～ a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
encounter
— Noun
– English
～ a casual meeting with a person or thing
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"