Exhort — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

force or impel in an indicated direction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzˈɔːɹt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzˈɔːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzˈɔːt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzˈɔːɹt/.

Examples

The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers
I urged him to finish his studies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

urge on urge root on inspire press cheer barrack pep up

Parts of Speech

verb	spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts “The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers”
verb	force or impel in an indicated direction “I urged him to finish his studies”

Word Forms

cheerer	noun	a spectator who shouts encouragement
cheering	noun	encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
urgent	adjective	compelling immediate action
urging	noun	the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging
exhortatory	adjective	giving strong encouragement
exhortation	noun	a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
pressure	noun	a force that compels

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ermahnen

besonders durch Anfeuerungsrufe und Zurufe anspornen oder ermutigen

🇫🇷French

exhorter

stimuler ou encourager, notamment par des acclamations et des cris

🇪🇸Spanish

exhortar

estimular o animar especialmente con vítores y gritos

🇮🇹Italian

esortare

spronare o incoraggiare soprattutto con applausi e grida

🇳🇱Dutch

aansporen

aansporen of aanmoedigen, vooral door gejuich en geschreeuw

🇵🇹Portuguese

exortar

estimular ou encorajar especialmente por meio de aplausos e gritos

🇷🇺Russian

увещевать

подстегивать или поощрять, особенно аплодисментами и криками

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समझाना

विशेष रूप से जयकार और चिल्लाहट से प्रेरित करना या प्रोत्साहित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

উপদেশ

বিশেষ করে চিয়ার্স এবং চিৎকার দ্বারা উত্সাহিত করুন বা উত্সাহিত করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

உபதேசம்

குறிப்பாக ஆரவாரம் மற்றும் கூச்சல்களால் தூண்டவும் அல்லது ஊக்குவிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రబోధించు

ముఖ్యంగా చీర్స్ మరియు అరుపుల ద్వారా ప్రోత్సహించండి లేదా ప్రోత్సహించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

उपदेश करणे

विशेषत: चीअर्स आणि ओरडून प्रोत्साहित करा किंवा प्रोत्साहित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપદેશ

ખાસ કરીને ચીયર્સ અને બૂમો દ્વારા પ્રોત્સાહિત કરો અથવા પ્રોત્સાહિત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಪದೇಶಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಚೀರ್ಸ್ ಮತ್ತು ಕೂಗುಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಉತ್ತೇಜಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉദ്ബോധിപ്പിക്കുക

പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ആഹ്ലാദപ്രകടനങ്ങളിലൂടെയും ആർപ്പുവിളികളിലൂടെയും പ്രോത്സാഹിപ്പിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രോത്സാഹിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਪਦੇਸ਼

ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਤਾੜੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਚੀਕਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹਿਤ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹਿਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

نصیحت

حوصلہ افزائی کریں یا حوصلہ افزائی کریں خاص طور پر خوشیوں اور چیخوں سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

劝诫

特别是通过欢呼和喊叫来激励或鼓励

🇯🇵Japanese

勧める

特に歓声や叫び声によって鼓舞する、または励ます

🇰🇷Korean

간곡히 타이르다

특히 환호와 함성을 지르며 박차를 가하거나 격려하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khuyên răn

thúc đẩy hoặc khuyến khích đặc biệt bằng cách cổ vũ và la hét

🇹🇭Thai

ตักเตือน

กระตุ้นหรือให้กำลังใจโดยเฉพาะการโห่ร้องและตะโกน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menasihati

memacu atau menyemangati terutama dengan sorakan dan teriakan

🇵🇭Filipino

magpayo

pasiglahin o pasiglahin lalo na sa pamamagitan ng mga tagay at hiyawan

🇲🇾Malay

menyeru

merangsang atau menggalakkan terutamanya dengan sorakan dan jeritan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حث

التحفيز أو التشجيع خاصة عن طريق الهتافات والصراخ

🇮🇷Persian

تشویق

تحریک یا تشویق به خصوص با تشویق و فریاد

🇹🇷Turkish

öğüt vermek

Özellikle tezahürat ve bağırışlarla teşvik edin veya teşvik edin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַטִיף

לדרבן או לעודד במיוחד על ידי קריאות עידוד וצעקות

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