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nurture

US

/ˈnɝːtʃɚ/

UK

/ˈnɜːtʃə/

Meaning

To help a person, relationship, skill, or idea grow by giving it care, support, and attention.

देखभाल, सहयोग और ध्यान देकर किसी व्यक्ति, रिश्ते, हुनर या विचार को विकसित होने में मदद करना।

Examples

“Parents can nurture a child’s confidence by listening carefully and offering encouragement.”

nurture confidenceby + -ing

“The school nurtures creativity through hands-on projects and open discussions.”

nurture creativitythrough + noun

“A nurturing environment helps new employees feel safe asking questions.”

adjective formworkplace

Useful patterns

nurture a child or relationshipnurture talent, confidence, or creativitynurture something through care and supportnurture an interest in someone

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Word family

nurturing(adjective)
nurturer(noun)

Common collocations

nurture a childnurture talentnurture confidencenurture a relationshipnurture creativitynurture growthnurture an interest

Common mistakes

Not natural: The teacher nurtured to the students’ confidence.

Better: The teacher nurtured the students’ confidence.

Nurture takes a direct object here; do not put “to” before the thing being encouraged.

यहाँ nurture के बाद सीधा object आता है; जिस चीज़ को बढ़ावा देना है, उससे पहले “to” नहीं लगाते।

Not natural: We need to nurture the problem.

Better: We need to address the problem.

Nurture suggests helping something develop, so it usually does not fit with an unwanted problem.

Nurture का मतलब किसी चीज़ को बढ़ने में मदद देना है, इसलिए किसी समस्या के लिए यह आम तौर पर सही शब्द नहीं है।

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Learner tip

Nurture often describes steady support that helps something positive—such as confidence or talent—develop over time.

Nurture अक्सर लगातार मिलने वाले ऐसे सहयोग के लिए आता है जिससे confidence या talent जैसी अच्छी चीज़ समय के साथ विकसित होती है।

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What does it mean to nurture a young musician?

किसी युवा संगीतकार को nurture करने का क्या मतलब है?