word of encouragement
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwordandencouragement
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word
noun
uk/wɜːd/us/wɝːd/
a single unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken ...
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encouragement
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ.mənt/us/ɪnˈkɝː.ɪdʒ.mənt/
words or behaviour that give someone confidence to ...
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(Definition ofwordandencouragementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofword of encouragement
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Let me end with onewordofencouragement.
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This is thewordofencouragementhe gives to businessmen to persuade them to invest.
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I rather hope that one of my noble friends will give awordofencouragementon this matter, which is well worth considering.
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Go there with awordofencouragementto these people.
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My noble friend asked for awordofencouragement.
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Let me give them awordofencouragement.
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I might have a littlewordofencouragementfor the industry.
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There is not awordofencouragement, not a note of incentive to encourage savings.
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I should like to end with a word of warning and awordofencouragement.
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I hope that will be awordofencouragementto them.
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I hope that in the reply today awordofencouragementis said about support for carers.
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Has he awordofencouragementfor them today?
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I always try to give the soldier awordofencouragement.
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Could not he utter awordofencouragementto them?
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We have had nowordofencouragementabout the major strategy that lies ahead.
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I also add awordofencouragementto him for his courage in proceeding.
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We obtained from him nowordofencouragementat all.
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Has he received anywordofencouragementto continue and make peace?
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Is there on record awordofencouragementto him to make the peace?
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I am more than disappointed that we did not get thatwordofencouragementfrom him.
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