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Encourage Pronunciation
Encourage is pronounced en-KUR-ij, IPA /ɛnˈkɝɪdʒ/.
en-KUR-ij
US /ɛnˈkɝɪdʒ/ · UK /ɛnˈkʌrɪdʒ/
Syllables: en · KUR · ij (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To give someone confidence or support so that they do something.
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Encourage in a Sentence
- Teachers encourage the quieter children to read aloud.
- Low rates encouraged people to borrow.
- She encouraged me to apply again.
Common Mispronunciations of Encourage
Not en-kuh-RAYJ
Three beats, and the last one slackens to ij with no ay in it. Age here behaves as it does in village and manage.
Not en-KAW-rij
The our in the middle gives the ur of curb, not the aw of court. Courage keeps the same value.
Tip: Hear the word as en plus courage, with the weight on the middle beat.
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