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verb · irregular · transitive · rare

bolster up

bolster up · bolsters up · bolstered up · bolstering up

To bolster; to provide support toTo bolster (something); to provide support to (something).

Meaning

1 senses

(figuratively, usually)To bolster (something); to provide support to (something).
This ought to bolster up the case for intervention in the conflict.
support and strengthen

Translations

1 languages

Forms

bolsters up, bolstering up, bolstered up, bolstered up

Base form	bolster up · to bolster up
3rd person singular	bolsters up
Present participle	bolstering up
Past simple	bolstered up
Past participle	bolstered up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	bolster up
he, she, it	bolsters up

Past simpleLesson

all persons

bolstered up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have bolstered up
he, she, it	has bolstered up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will bolster up

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Close in meaning

support and strengthen:bolster

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

bologna bolster boltB2 bombB1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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