- present tense form of encourage (3rd person singular).
encourages
Example Sentences
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He also encourages tourists to head to the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, which he says is "very important for archaeology and has a great Roman, Egyptian and even Greek collection".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
It destroys the ties that bind and encourages anger and petulance.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
Its main tool to achieve this is the economy's key interest rate -- raising rates tends to curtail economic activity and high prices, while lowering them encourages hiring and investment but can also stoke inflation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
But critics of the approach say in many cases it encourages self-delusion and ruins families.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Whether any of this is true or not, Ted encourages us to imagine that we are under surveillance at all times in each house.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
