The meaning of Foster

verb

Encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.

Usage examples:

He was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and abetting others

verb

To help or encourage a person or thing to do something, esp. something wrong or illegal

Usage examples:

Shady lawyers abetted the company’s officers in stealing the funds.

verb

Move forwards in a purposeful way.

Usage examples:

He advanced towards the dispatch box

noun

A forward movement.

Usage examples:

The rebels' advance on madrid was well under way

adjective

Done, sent, or supplied beforehand.

Usage examples:

Advance notice

noun

Help, typically of a practical nature.

Usage examples:

He saw the pilot slumped in his cockpit and went to his aid

verb

Help or support (someone or something) in the achievement of something.

Usage examples:

Women were aided in childbirth by midwives

abbreviation

Artificial insemination by donor.

verb

Help (someone), typically by doing a share of the work.

Usage examples:

A senior academic would assist him in his work

noun

An act of giving help, typically by providing money.

Usage examples:

The budget must have an assist from tax policies

phrasal verb

Raise from a lower to a higher position

phrasal verb

To care for a child until it is an adult

Usage examples:

An aunt brought him up., he was brought up on jazz (= experienced it a lot as a child)., i hate to …

phrasal verb

To start to talk about a particular subject

Usage examples:

Nobody was willing to bring up the subject of pay at the meeting.

phrasal verb

Be fond of; be attached to

phrasal verb

To provide for a person or animal’s needs and to protect that person or animal

Usage examples:

Bob and his sister take turns caring for their elderly mother., i don’t care for seafood.

noun

A person who has surpassed all rivals in a sporting contest or other competition.

Usage examples:

A champion hurdler

verb

Vigorously support or defend the cause of.

Usage examples:

He championed the rights of the working class and the poor

adjective

Excellent.

Usage examples:

‘thank ye, lad,’ the farmer said. ‘that's champion.’

verb

Prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening.

Usage examples:

The peasants who cultivated the land became its owners

verb

To prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop

Usage examples:

He cultivated soybeans on most of the land., we’re trying to help these kids cultivate an interest …

verb

To prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop

Usage examples:

Corn, or maize, is indigenous to mexico and has been cultivated there for some 6,000 years., she ha…

verb

Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).

Usage examples:

We were encouraged by the success of this venture

verb

To make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen

Usage examples:

[ t + to infinitive ] we were encouraged to learn foreign languages at school., the council is enco…

verb

To talk or behave in a way that gives someone confidence to do something

Usage examples:

Encourage someone in something they've always encouraged me in everything i've wanted to do.

verb

Declare one's public approval or support of.

Usage examples:

The report was endorsed by the college

noun

Give support or one's approval to

verb

To make a public statement of your approval or support for something or someone

Usage examples:

We’re not endorsing tax increases., my wife has publicly endorsed lunny for city council., he endor…

verb

Improve or enhance the quality or value of.

Usage examples:

Her exposure to museums enriched her life in france

Make better or improve in quality

verb

To improve the quality of something by adding something else

Usage examples:

The heritage of africa has greatly enriched american life., uranium is enriched for use in nuclear …

verb

Adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).

Usage examples:

She espoused the causes of justice and freedom for all

verb

To support an activity or opinion

Usage examples:

He espoused conservative political views.

adverb

In the direction that one is facing or travelling; towards the front.

Usage examples:

He started up the engine and the car moved forward

adjective

Directed or facing towards the front or the direction that one is facing or travelling.

Usage examples:

Forward flight

noun

An attacking player in football, hockey, or other sports.

Usage examples:

Hockey should follow suit with special coaches for goalkeepers, defenders, halfbacks and forwards.

adverb

At, to, or by a greater distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing or person is or becomes distant from another).

Usage examples:

For some time i had wanted to move further from london

adjective

More distant in space than something else of the same kind.

Usage examples:

Two men were standing at the further end of the clearing

verb

Help the progress or development of (something); promote.

Usage examples:

He had depended on using them to further his own career

verb

Make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources.

Usage examples:

They helped her with domestic chores

noun

The action of helping someone to do something.

Usage examples:

I asked for help from my neighbours

exclamation

Used as an appeal for urgent assistance.

Usage examples:

Help! i'm drowning!

collocation

Keep under careful scrutiny

phrasal verb

Take care of someone or something.

Usage examples:

Meg is expected to come straight home from school and look after her younger sister

phrasal verb

To care for or be in charge of someone or something

Usage examples:

He looks after his son during the day., annie can look after herself.

noun

A woman in relation to her child or children.

Usage examples:

She returned to bristol to nurse her ageing mother

verb

Bring up (a child) with care and affection.

Usage examples:

She didn't know how to mother my brother and he was very sensitive

noun

A female parent

Usage examples:

My mother was 20 when i was born., mother, where’s my red blouse?, they got caught in a mother of a…

verb

Care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing.

Usage examples:

Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family

noun

The action or process of nurturing someone or something.

Usage examples:

The nurture of children

noun

A person's father or mother.

Usage examples:

The parents of the bride

verb

Be or act as a parent to (a child).

Usage examples:

All children are special to those who parent them

noun

A person who gives birth to or raises a child

Usage examples:

His parents live in new york., parental guidance, just barely newlyweds, they now have to confront …

verb

Support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of.

Usage examples:

Some regulation is still required to promote competition

verb

Assign to a higher position

verb

To advertise something in order to sell it

Usage examples:

The new model cars are being heavily promoted on television., a new campaign has been launched to p…

verb

Convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another.

Usage examples:

The programme did have a tremendous evangelical effect, proselytizing many

verb

To try to persuade someone to change his or her religious beliefs, political party, etc., to your own

Usage examples:

[ i ] missionaries were sent to proselytize in rural areas of the country.

verb

Lift or move to a higher position or level.

Usage examples:

She raised both arms above her head

noun

An increase in salary.

Usage examples:

He wants a raise and some perks

verb

Move upwards

noun

The back part of something, especially a building or vehicle.

Usage examples:

The kitchen door at the rear of the house

adjective

At the back.

Usage examples:

The car's rear window

verb

Bring up and care for (a child) until they are fully grown.

Usage examples:

Nigel was born and reared in bath

noun

A person or organization that pays for or contributes to the costs involved in staging a sporting or artistic event in return for advertising.

Usage examples:

The production cost £50,000, most coming from local sponsors

verb

Provide funds for (a project or activity or the person carrying it out).

Usage examples:

Joe is being sponsored by a government training scheme

verb

To support a person, organization, or activity by giving money, encouragement, or other help

Usage examples:

The rotary club sponsors little league baseball in the summer., corporate sponsors support many pub…

verb

Raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system).

Usage examples:

The women are given fertility drugs to stimulate their ovaries

verb

To encourage something to grow, develop, or become active

Usage examples:

Tax cuts will stimulate the economy., read books to stimulate your child’s imagination., some veget…

verb

To encourage something to grow, develop, or become active

Usage examples:

The government plans to cut taxes in order to stimulate the economy., stimulate growth/investment/t…

verb

Make or become stronger.

Usage examples:

He advises an application of fluoride to strengthen the teeth

verb

To become more effective, or to make something more effective

Usage examples:

[ t ] somehow his illness strengthened their marriage and brought them closer together., [ t ] pare…

verb

To make something more effective or powerful

Usage examples:

A discussion paper aiming to strengthen the eu's competition regime has been circulated amongst com…

verb

Bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.

Usage examples:

The dome was supported by a hundred white columns

noun

A thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright.

Usage examples:

The best support for a camera is a tripod

verb

The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening