boost

(Anglais)

Noun

1. A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
2. Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
3. A coordinate transformation that changes velocity.
4. A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.

Verb

1. To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
2. To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.
3. (slang) To steal.
4. To jump-start a vehicle by using cables to connect the battery in a running vehicle to the battery in a vehicle that won't start.
5. To give a booster shot to.
6. To amplify; to signal boost.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/buːst/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à écossais: boost

Appartenant à moyen anglais: boosten

In summary

Unknown. The verb is first recorded 1815; the noun, 1825. Compare Scots boost (“to move; drive off; shoo away”), bost, boast (“to threaten; scold”), Middle English boosten, bosten (“to threaten”).

Concepts

augmenter

promouvoir

relancer

booster

hausser

surélever

favoriser

encourager

aider

stimuler

élever

encouragement

renforcer

soutenir

soutien

stimulation

doper

dynamiser

faire monter

faire une injection de rappel

relance

accroître

survolter

alimenter

améliorer

appuyer

assister

avancer

impulsion

pouce

précipiter

presser

relever

remonter

Synonymes

promote

support

increase

advance

lift

raise

encourage

encouragement

push

reinforce

hike

further

strengthen

hike up

supplement

promotion

heighten

augment

help

intensify

hoist

elevate

back

🔙

improve

brace

amplify

bolster

bear out

underpin

supercharge

actuation

subvention

cost increase

propulsion

rest

impulse

rise

buttress

furtherance

assist

enhance

shove

backing

prop

boom

💥

ascertain

bolster up

add to

boast

benefit

Traductions

verstärken

ankurbeln

promover

fomentar

aumentar

προάγω

aumentar

impulsar

προαγωγή

artırmak

favorire

impulsionar

Auftrieb

promuovere

σπρώχνω