Encourage，togivesomeonesupport，confidence，orhope;tomotivate。Encouragecanbeusedasaverb，toprovideencouragementtosomeone;itcanalsobeusedasanoun，referringtotheactofprovidingencouragementortothefeelingofbeingencouraged。Encouragementcancomefrommanysources，includingfamily，friends，mentors，orevenstrangers。Itcancomeinmanydifferentforms，suchasemotionalsupport，wordsofaffirmation，orphysicalencouragement。Inadditiontoprovidingemotionalsupportandmotivation，encouragingsomeonecanalsohelpthembuildself-esteem，increasetheirsenseofpurpose，anddevelopapositiveoutlookonlife。