reinforcement

CEFRB2

/ˌɹiːɪnˈfɔːsmənt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Support or material added to make something stronger.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A thing that reinforces.

Examples

  • If you want to form a new habit, positive reinforcement works best.

  • The steel columns tend to be covered by concrete for reinforcement.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˌɹiːɪnˈfoːsmənt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action.

  2. The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.

  3. The process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated.

More examples

In context

  • We need to give students positive reinforcement.

  • There's a website that can be a good learning reinforcement.

  • Send in the reinforcements!

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The army requested rapid blank from the capital to stop the enemy advance.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From reinforce + -ment.