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spur

/spɜː(r)/noun

उच्चारण स्पर

प्रेरणा; एड़

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a fact or an event that makes you want to do something better or more quickly; a sharp metal point on a rider's boot

    प्रेरणा; एड़

    • on the spur of the moment
    • The success of the first match was a spur to the whole team.

    Synonyms stimulus incentive impetus motivation

verbspurring, spurred
  1. 1

    [T]

    to encourage somebody to do something or to encourage them to try harder to achieve something; to make something happen faster

    प्रोत्साहित करना

    • spur growth
    • Low interest rates may spur demand for new homes.

    Synonyms encourage motivate stimulate prompt

→Phrasal verbs 1

spur sb on

to encourage sb to do sth or to try harder to achieve sth

(किसी को) और मेहनत करने के लिए प्रेरित या प्रोत्साहित करना

  • The cheers of the crowd spurred the runners on.
  • Her teacher's praise spurred Radhika on to work even harder.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

stimulus incentive impetus motivation encourage motivate stimulate prompt

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

On the spur of the moment (suddenly, without planning).

Idiom 'on the spur of the moment' (अचानक, बिना योजना के)।