adj
Meaning 1
Having been given hope or encouragement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
encouraged
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɪŋˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/ General American, Canada, hurry–furry merger
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: EH0 N K ER1 IH0 JH D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: IH0 N K ER1 AH0 JH D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of encourage
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
inspired with confidence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- felt bucked up by his success
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bucked up(p)
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Real reading context