English / phrasal verb
Spur on
MEANING IN ENGLISH
to encourage, inspire, or stimulate someone to make greater efforts or achieve a goal
In context
01
The thunderous applause of the audience spurred the young speaker on to deliver a memorable speech.
02
Poverty and early hardship did not break him; rather, they spurred him on to study harder.
Synonyms
Motivate,inspire,stimulate
Antonyms
Deter,discourage,dishearten
Collocations
Spur someone on,spurred on by success,spur each other on