encourage
verb (used with object)
to inspire with courage, spirit, or confidence.
will encourage
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future tenseof encourage.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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It has prompted hundreds of people to gather at refugee reception centres, fuelling anger among anti-immigration campaigners who fear the decision will encourage undocumented migration.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Bhaduri hopes the findings will encourage scientists to view metabolism and physical cellular connections as active drivers of development rather than as background processes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
I realize this episode will encourage some writers to think they can send in AI slop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
By incentivizing the purchase of a new electric vehicle, that will encourage new production, which means more EVs on the road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
If I have any goal for Blink, it is that it will encourage this kind of practical problem solving.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
