To discourage meaning in English
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Definition
to discourage: to deter, to put off, to try to make someone avoid something
Examples
- "I'd like to thank everyone for their participation and let's not get discouraged by these negative results."
- "The museum staff hopes to discourage criminals from attending the exhibit, and wishes to prevent them from even approaching the venue."
- "Normally this would constitute a chaotic workspace, discouraging productivity."
Exercise 1
"My mother advised me to avoid any kind of sports after I was knocked out by a softball".
In this context, to avoid (sports) is to sports.
In other words, Icarus should avoid sports.
In this context, to be knocked out is to be .
In this context, to avoid (sports) is to sports.
In other words, Icarus should avoid sports.
In this context, to be knocked out is to be .
"My mother advised me to avoid any kind of sports after I was knocked out by a softball".
In this context, to avoid (sports) is to stay away from 1 sports.
In other words, Icarus should avoid playing 2 sports.
In this context, to be knocked out is to be rendered unconscious 3.
In this context, to avoid (sports) is to stay away from 1 sports.
In other words, Icarus should avoid playing 2 sports.
In this context, to be knocked out is to be rendered unconscious 3.
1 stay away from: This is correct. "To avoid (playing sports)" is to refrain, or stay away from playing sports. In other words Icarus was encouraged to not play sports because he was hit on the head by a softball (a large ball similar to a baseball).
1 participate in: This is incorrect. "To participate in (sports)" is not synonymous with "to avoid (sports)". "Participating in" sports means "playing" them, for example: We should encourage young people to participate in sports.
1 refuse: This is incorrect. "To refuse (sports)" is not synonymous with "to avoid (sports)". 'To refuse (a medal) is to decline to accept a medal.
1 observe: This is incorrect. "To observe (a sport)" is not synonymous with "to avoid (a sport)". "To observe" is to "see" or "watch", for example: I observed a male dolphin pass by the ship this morning.
2 playing: This is correct. The verb "to avoid" is always followed by another verb in its gerund (ing) form, for example: My brother avoided doing any hard work for a long time.
2 to play: This is incorrect. The verb "to avoid" is never followed by another verb in its full infinitive form.
2 play: This is incorrect. The verb "to avoid" is never followed by another verb in its infinitive form. As a rule, when one verb follows another, it either takes a full infinitive form (to play) or a gerund (playing).
2 played: This is incorrect. The verb "to avoid" is never followed by another verb in simple past tense. As a rule, when one verb follows another, it either takes a full infinitive form (to play) or a gerund (playing).
3 rendered unconscious: This is correct. To be "knocked out" means to be "rendered unconscious", often by a heavy blow, for example: I was knocked out when the piano fell on my head. Icarus is knocked unconscious by a softball which hits him on the head as he is walking in his local park. Note the abbreviation "KO" which stands for a "knockout". Example: "Tyson was KO'd by Rocky Balboa after biting his ear."
3 defeated: This is incorrect. "Defeated" is not synonymous with being "knocked out". Being "defeated" means being "beaten" or "losing" (to an opposition), for example: The French were defeated by English archers in the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.
3 tired: This is incorrect. "Tired" is not synonymous with being "knocked out". "Tired" means lacking in energy, "fatigued", or in other contexts "bored" or "impatient", for example: When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.
3 discouraged: This is incorrect. "Discouraged" is not synonymous with being "knocked out". "Discouraged" means being deprived of courage, hope or confidence, for example: I was discouraged when I read that finding work as a male stripper is very difficult.
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