Encourage vs Hurrah - What's the difference?
encourage | hurrah | Related terms |
To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
To spur on, strongly recommend.
To foster, give help or patronage
(intransitive) To give a hurrah (to somebody).
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Encourage is a related term of hurrah.
As verbs the difference between encourage and hurrah
is that encourage is while hurrah is (intransitive) to give a hurrah (to somebody).As an interjection hurrah is
expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.As a noun hurrah is
a cheer; a cry of hurrah! .encourage
English
Verb
(encourag)- I encouraged him during his race.
- We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.
- ''The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed
Synonyms
* (l) * (l)Antonyms
* discourageDerived terms
* encouragement * encouraging * encouraginglyhurrah
English
Alternative forms
* hoorah, hooray, hurraySynonyms
* (expression of approval) see * (expression of joy) seeDerived terms
* the last hurrahVerb
(en verb)citation
