boot
To kickTo kick.
» I bought a pair of boots.
Ich kaufte ein Paar Stiefel.
Ich habe mir ein Paar Stiefel gekauft.
Я купил пару ботинок.
Я купив пару чобіт.
Meaning
11 senses(transitive)To kick.
I booted the ball toward my teammate.
You nearly booted me in the face!
пина́тьpinátʹ, пнутьpnutʹ
kick; give a boot to
To put boots on, especially for riding.
(Canada, US, colloquial, usually)To step on the accelerator of a vehicle for faster acceleration than usual or to drive faster than usual.
The storm is coming fast! Boot it!
We had to boot it all the way there to get to our flight on time.
(informal)To eject; kick out.
We need to boot those troublemakers as soon as possible.
The senator was booted from the committee for unethical behavior.
вы́пнутьvýpnutʹ
(informal)To disconnect forcibly; to eject from an online service, conversation, etc.
(slang)To vomit.
Sorry, I didn’t mean to boot all over your couch.
(Multicultural London English, slang)To shoot, to kill by gunfire.
(archaic, impersonal, intransitive, transitive)To be beneficial, to help.
(archaic, impersonal, intransitive)To matter; to be relevant.
(archaic, rare, transitive)To enrich.
(archaic)To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.
When arriving at the office, the first thing I do is boot my machine.
starten, laden, booten
загружа́тьzagružátʹ, загрузи́тьzagruzítʹ
cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
Examples
551 sentencesI bought a pair of boots.
Я купив пару чобіт. — uaspeaker
ruЯ купил пару ботинок. — GranD
deIch kaufte ein Paar Stiefel. — MUIRIEL
My computer no longer boots up.
Мій комп'ютер більше не завантажується. — deniko
deMein Rechner fährt nicht mehr hoch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I would like to purchase some boots.
Я хотів би придбати черевики. — deniko
ruЯ хотел бы купить какие-нибудь ботинки. — Lenin_1917
deIch möchte gerne Stiefel kaufen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Where did you take your boots off?
Де ти зняв чоботи? — deniko
ruГде ты снял ботинки? — odexed
deWo hast du deine Stiefel ausgezogen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Take off your boots.
Зніми черевики. — deniko
ruСними свои сапоги! — Fin
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English boote, bote (“shoe”), from Old French bote (“a high, thick shoe”). OfFrom Middle English boote, bote (“shoe”), from Old French bote (“a high, thick shoe”). Of obscure origin, but probably related to Old French bot (“club-foot”), bot (“fat, short, blunt”), from Old Frankish *butt, from Proto-Germanic *buttaz, *butaz (“cut off, short, numb, blunt”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewt-, *bʰewd- (“to strike, push, shock”); if so, a doublet of butt. Compare Old Norse butt (“stump”), Low German butt (“blunt, plump”), Old English bytt (“small piece of land”), buttuc (“end”). More at buttock and debut.
From Middle English boote, bote, bot, from Old English bōt (“help, relief, advantage”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōtu, from Proto-Germanic *bōtō (“atonement, improvement”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed- (“good”).
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Forms
boots, booting, booted, bootedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
7 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
4 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
Collocations
12 patterns- boots boots
- of boots boots
- wear boots boots
- pair of boots
- his boots boots
- your boots boots
- boots boots are
- ski boots boots
- cowboy boots boots
- these boots boots
- hiking boots boots
- my boots boots