boost
To lift or push from behindTo lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
» It was a great boost to the economy.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
schieben, drücken
подталкиватьpodtalkivatʹ, давать толчокdavatʹ tolčok
push or shove upward, as if from below or behind
(broadly, transitive)To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.
This campaign will boost your chances of winning the election.
anspornen, verstärken
(slang, transitive)To steal.
klauen, stehlen
(Canada, transitive)To jump-start a vehicle by using cables to connect the battery in a running vehicle to the battery in a vehicle that won't start.
(transitive)To give a booster shot to.
give a boost to; be beneficial to
(transitive)To amplify; to signal boost.
Examples
92 sentencesIt was a great boost to the economy.
I think I can reach the branch if you'll give me a boost.
ruДумаю, если ты мне подсобишь, я смогу дотянуться до ветки.
Give me a boost.
ruПоддержи меня.
Keeping clean can boost your confidence.
That car doesn't boost my self-confidence.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
Origin
Unknown. The verb is first recorded 1815; the noun, 1825. Compare Scots boost (“to move; dUnknown. The verb is first recorded 1815; the noun, 1825. Compare Scots boost (“to move; drive off; shoo away”), bost, boast (“to threaten; scold”), Middle English boosten, bosten (“to threaten”). Possible doublet of boast.
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Forms
boosts, boosting, boosted, boostedSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle