boost
verb/buːst/
/buːst/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they boost | /buːst/ /buːst/ |
| he / she / it boosts | /buːsts/ /buːsts/ |
| past simple boosted | /ˈbuːstɪd/ /ˈbuːstɪd/ |
| past participle boosted | /ˈbuːstɪd/ /ˈbuːstɪd/ |
| -ing form boosting | /ˈbuːstɪŋ/ /ˈbuːstɪŋ/ |
- boost something to make something increase, or become better or more successful
- to boost exports/profits
- to boost productivity/spending
- The movie helped boost her screen career.
- to boost somebody’s confidence/morale
- Getting that job did a lot to boost his ego (= make him feel more confident).
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb2, Change, cause and effectb2- The new service helped boost pre-tax profits by 10%.
- The total was boosted to nearly $200 by donations from parents.
- an attempt to boost the number of barn owls living in the wild
- to boost her chances of winning next month's election
- A last-minute rush by Christmas shoppers boosted sales.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- greatly
- …
- help (to)
- to
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- boost something (North American English, informal, becoming old-fashioned) to steal something
Word Originearly 19th cent. (originally US, in sense (4)): of unknown origin.
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