encouraged

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encouraged

/ɪŋˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/

adjective more encouraged · most encouraged

Having been given hope or encouragement. The results for item 1 indicate that in 1994-5 employees in the public sector were more encouraged to participate in management than those in the non-public sector and the impact of the ownership type is significant.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of encourage

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Closest in meaning: bucked up, pleased, abetted, abetting, advanced, advisable, advised, advocated, aided, animated, appealed, asked, assisted, bolstered, boosted, build

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@misc{encouraged_2026,
  title = {encouraged},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/encouraged},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}