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foster
What does foster mean?
foster (verb): to promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use foster in a sentence?
- Our company fosters an appreciation for the arts. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce foster?
/ˈfɑstɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does foster come from?
From Middle English foster, from Old English fōstor (“food, sustenance”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą (“nourishment, food”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of foster?
Words related to foster
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “foster” mean?
to pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty
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to promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing
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to observe carefully or critically to learn about someone or something
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to disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage)
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Which word is closest in meaning to “foster”?
believe
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include
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further
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provide
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