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verb | noun boostboost1 /bust/ ●●○ verb VERB TABLEboost |
| Present | I, you, we, they | boost | | he, she, it | boosts | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | boosted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have boosted | | he, she, it | has boosted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had boosted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will boost | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have boosted |
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| Present | I | am boosting | | he, she, it | is boosting | | you, we, they | are boosting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was boosting | | you, we, they | were boosting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been boosting | | he, she, it | has been boosting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been boosting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be boosting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been boosting |
► boost somebody’s confidence/morale/ego Free phone calls to home can help to boost the troops’ morale. ► boost sales/earnings/profits The company plans to cut costs in order to boost profits. THESAURUSto become larger in amount, number, or degree, or to make something do this► increaseto become larger in amount, number, or degree, or to make something do this: The company has increased its workforce by 10 percent. ► go up/rise to increase in number, price, amount, or level. Go up is less formal than rise: Prices have risen 2%. ► grow to increase in amount, size, or degree: The number of employees at the company has grown from 20 to 300. ► escalate formal to increase to a much higher level: The rate of heart disease escalated as the country began eating a higher fat diet. ► shoot up to quickly increase in number, size, or amount: Unemployment shot up. ► soar to increase quickly to a high level: The temperature soared to over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. ► skyrocket to increase suddenly by very large amounts: House prices skyrocketed. ► double to become twice as large or twice as much, or to make something do this: The firm has doubled in size in ten years. They’re trying to double the amount of parts they produce each month. ► triple to become three times as large or three times as much, or to make something do this: The country’s debt has tripled over the last decade. We can triple our earnings by next year. ► multiply to increase a lot, or to make something do this: The company’s problems have multiplied over the past year. ► intensify formal to increase in strength, size, or amount, or to make something do this: The pain in his stomach intensified so they took him to the hospital. ► raise to make a number, price, amount, or level go up: Congress wants to raise the tax on gasoline. ► maximize to increase something as much as possible: The company is looking at ways of maximizing its profits. ► expand to make something increase in number or size: The consulting firm wants to expand its services to include insurance. ► step up to increase your efforts or activities. Step up is less formal than increase: Police officers stepped up their efforts to find the missing girl. ► boost to increase something so that it becomes better or more successful: We found a new manufacturing partner to boost our production. The win boosted the team’s confidence. 1[transitive] to increase the amount or level of something, especially when it was lower than it should be: Would year-round education really boost student performance?boost somebody’s confidence/morale/ego Free phone calls to home can help to boost the troops’ morale.boost sales/earnings/profits The company plans to cut costs in order to boost profits.► see thesaurus at increase12[intransitive] to increase the popularity of someone or something: His TV appearance boosted him in the opinion polls.3[transitive] (also boost somebody up) to help someone reach a higher place by lifting or pushing him or her: I boosted the kid up so he could reach the branch.4[intransitive, transitive] slang to steal something5[transitive] if a rocket or motor boosts a spacecraft, it makes it go up into space or go in a particular direction verb | noun boostboost2 ●●○ noun [countable usually singular] ► given ... a ... boost These tax breaks have given the auto industry a tremendous boost. ► get/receive a boost The industry received a boost from the president’s remarks. ► gave ... a boost Her compliments really gave me a boost. ► ego boost To win two games in a row is a big ego boost for this team (=it helps them feel more confident). ► give me a boost I can’t reach the top shelf – can you give me a boost? 1something which increases or improves something: boost in a boost in oil pricesboost for/to a major boost for the economy These tax breaks have given the auto industry a tremendous boost.get/receive a boost The industry received a boost from the president’s remarks.2something that makes someone feel healthier, more positive, or more confident: Some women may need an extra boost from vitamins. Her compliments really gave me a boost.boost for/to To win two games in a row is a big ego boost for this team (=it helps them feel more confident).3a lift or push that helps someone reach a higher place: I can’t reach the top shelf – can you give me a boost?4an increase in the amount of power available to a rocket, engine, etc. |