Used in a Sentence

encouraged

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for encouraged.

Editorial note

Tempo Automation strongly values diversity; candidates of all races, genders, and backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Having been given hope or encouragement.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of encouraged gathered in one view.

adjective

Having been given hope or encouragement.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for encouraged.

adjective

Having been given hope or encouragement.

Example sentences

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Tempo Automation strongly values diversity; candidates of all races, genders, and backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

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I see them being encouraged and encouraged...

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Participants are encouraged to contact journalists, the CC or a whistleblowing platform of your choice.

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I did more research, though I'm still confused if I would be encouraged to be given priority or not?

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I know some people in the life sciences who were strongly encouraged to get Titan time.

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I don't know about OP, but in painting and in video/film art pure black and white are encouraged to be avoided.

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You're certainly allowed and encouraged to ask questions, investigate, etc, but you're presenting yourself as an expert on this sort of thing when you aren't.

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Just as DevOps culture has encouraged sharing how tools works at meetups, I wish this happened more for indie/homebrewed game development.

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In Elm you're also encouraged to develop UI's with no private state and a single Immutable app data structure, but that strategy only gets you so far.

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As a non-native English speaker, I am so encouraged to see your approval.

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By design, i guess it's just not encouraged.

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* Candidates get to act as if they are on the team, so they are encouraged to ask questions, get feedback, ect.

Quote examples

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Or are only "LOL I agree soap sucks" comments encouraged?

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Much of that has been a transition toward more commercial content and more "bite-sized" content, a lot of which has been encouraged by the tools we've come to use to interact with the internet.

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Given that your high-level summary of your tasks during the 80s and 90s didn't include any descriptions of "long hours" or "frantic scrambles for deadlines", would it be fair to say that -in your experience- -during the PC boom- tech company management encouraged their workers to work no more than 40 hours per week and take as much leave as they required?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use encouraged in a sentence?

Tempo Automation strongly values diversity; candidates of all races, genders, and backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

What does encouraged mean?

Having been given hope or encouragement.

What part of speech is encouraged?

encouraged is commonly used as adjective.