Information about the word encourage (English → Esperanto: instigi)

Synonyms: abet, impel, instigate, prod, prompt, spur on, stir, urge, whip up

Part of speechverb

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) encourage(I) encouraged
(thou) encouragest(thou) encouragedst
(he) encourages, encourageth(he) encouraged
(we) encourage(we) encouraged
(you) encourage(you) encouraged
(they) encourage(they) encouraged
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) encourage (I) encouraged
(thou) encourage(thou) encouraged
(he) encourage(he) encouraged
(we) encourage(we) encouraged
(you) encourage(you) encouraged
(they) encourage(they) encouraged
Imperative mood
encourage
Participles
Present participlePast participle
encouragingencouraged

Usage samples

Lori Milliron encouraged Lawrence Rudolph to kill his wife for her.
Despite attempts by the Sinzô Abe government to encourage Japanese to have more children, only Tokyo reported more children compared to the previous year.

Translations

Catalaninstigar
Dutchaansporen; aanvuren; aanwakkeren; opwekken; zwepen; opzetten; opzwepen
Esperantoinstigi
Faeroeseeggja til; elva
Finnishyllyttää
Frenchinciter; pousser à
Germananspornen; antreiben; aufhetzen; herausfordern; ankurbeln; anreizen; anstacheln; ermuntern; anstiften; anzetteln
Portugueseimpelir; incitar; instigar
Romanianațâța; instiga; provoca
Saterland Frisianandrieuwe; aphisje; apiewerje; hääruutfoarderje
Spanishinstigar
Thaiชวน; ชักชวน
West Frisianoanfiterje; oanfjurje; oanhysje; oantrune; oantrúnje; oanwakkerje