Vocabulary
Nurture
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing.
Urdu meaning
پرورش، تربیت،گھر بار چلانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Import tariffs can be useful for a limited time to nurture emerging sectors to help build scale.
- Or they can continue to nurture an array of violent outfits and sour Afghanistan`s chances of regional integration and greater diplomatic recognition, along with torpedoing any chances of better ties with Pakistan.
- History shows us that such alignments take decades to nurture and are even harder to sustain.
- Policymakers must encourage innovation in packaging, nurture a viable recycling industry and bring the informal army of waste pickers into the formal economy with protections and pay.
- In a society where many push and pull factors nurture violent extremism, a rebuttal built solely on religious arguments is insufficient.
Synonyms
bring up, provide for, care for, attend to, take care of, look after, support, rear, raise
Curator example
“Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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