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goad
UK
/ɡəʊd/
US
/ɡoʊd/
Translations
goads
pl
UK
/ɡəʊd/
US
/ɡoʊd/
The promise of a bonus served as a goad for the employees to work harder.
Обещание бонуса служило стимулом для сотрудников работать усерднее.
Additional translations
goaded
Past Simple
goaded
Past Participle
goading
Gerund
UK
/ɡəʊd/
US
/ɡoʊd/
She goaded him to take the risk and start his own business.
Она побуждала его рискнуть и начать свой собственный бизнес.
He tried to goad his friend into a fight.
Он пытался подстрекать своего друга на драку.
Additional translations
Definitions
The farmer used a goad to drive the cattle into the barn.
The coach's harsh words served as a goad to the team, pushing them to perform better.
He was goaded into a fight by the constant teasing of his classmates.
The farmer goaded the oxen to pull the plow through the field.