Meaning

1 senses

  1. (figuratively, often)To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.

    polstern, unterstützen, verstärken

    подпира́тьpodpirátʹ, подде́рживатьpoddérživatʹ, крепи́тьkrepítʹ

    support and strengthen

Examples

8 sentences

  1. I can't sleep without a bolster.

    deIch kann ohne Nackenrolle nicht schlafen. — Yorwba

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  2. The new evidence will bolster your case.

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  3. You need some evidence to bolster your claim.

    deDu brauchst Belege, um deine Behauptung zu unterfüttern. — Yorwba

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  4. It's amazing how a single compliment can bolster one's confidence for so long.

    ruПоразительно, как один-единственный комплимент может столь надолго придать человеку уверенности. — Ooneykcall

    deEs ist erstaunlich, dass ein einzelnes Kompliment das Selbstbewusstsein so lange stärken kann. — Yorwba

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  5. Narcissists may use others to bolster their own self-esteem and self-worth.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to brace, reinforce, secure, or support:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to brace, reinforce, secure, or support:

Origin

From Middle English bolster, bolstre, from Old English bolster (“pillow”), from Proto-West

From Middle English bolster, bolstre, from Old English bolster (“pillow”), from Proto-West Germanic *bolstr, from Proto-Germanic *bulstraz (“pillow, cushion”). Cognate with Scots bowster (“bolster”), West Frisian bulster (“mattress”), Dutch bolster (“husk, shell”), German Polster (“bolster, pillow, pad”), Swedish bolster (“soft mattress, bolster”), Icelandic bólstur (“pillow”).

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Forms

bolsters, bolstering, bolstered, bolstered
Base formbolster · to bolster
3rd person singularbolsters
Present participlebolstering
Past simplebolstered
Past participlebolstered

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybolster
he, she, itbolsters

Past simpleLesson

all personsbolstered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave bolstered
he, she, ithas bolstered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bolster

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words
Derivedbolstererbolstermentbolster upembolsterrebolsterunbolster

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bollocksbolognaboltB2bombB1
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