springboard
verb/ˈsprɪŋbɔːd/
/ˈsprɪŋbɔːrd/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they springboard | /ˈsprɪŋbɔːd/ /ˈsprɪŋbɔːrd/ |
| he / she / it springboards | /ˈsprɪŋbɔːdz/ /ˈsprɪŋbɔːrdz/ |
| past simple springboarded | /ˈsprɪŋbɔːdɪd/ /ˈsprɪŋbɔːrdɪd/ |
| past participle springboarded | /ˈsprɪŋbɔːdɪd/ /ˈsprɪŋbɔːrdɪd/ |
| -ing form springboarding | /ˈsprɪŋbɔːdɪŋ/ /ˈsprɪŋbɔːrdɪŋ/ |
- springboard (somebody/something) (into something) to help somebody/something start an activity quickly and strongly; to start an activity in this way
- The company expects that this strategic move would allow it to springboard into the US market.
- The job springboarded him into the profession at which he would eventually excel.
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