- present tense form of encourage (3rd person singular).
encourages
Example Sentences
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Bonds may receive a bid later in 2027, when the stock market slide eventually encourages a move into havens, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
“Promising Young Woman” is not a compare-and-contrast film, where overly didactic morality coaching encourages the viewer to say, “Ah, yes, now I understand rape culture.”
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Adler chose to forgo college and become a Thiel Fellow, a grant program funded by the billionaire investor that encourages young people to build startups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The agency encourages property owners to remove certain trees around homes for defensible-space purposes and works to thin forests throughout the Tahoe Basin to reduce wildfire risk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The Professor encourages her, and whispers to me that it may be a week before we can get any good food again.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
