boost

«boost» in Mova's school dictionary: to make it bigger, stronger or better — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (boost, boosts, boosted, boosting); noun (a boost, boosts)

meaning for a pupil

1) To boost something is to make it bigger, stronger or better. tree →

2) A boost is help or encouragement that makes something rise or improve. tree →

3) To boost someone is to push them up from below so they can climb. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life: a good breakfast boosts energy, praise boosts confidence, vitamins boost health, a booster seat lifts a child in a car (a safety rule). In science rockets have booster engines. In health a «booster» is an extra vaccine dose. In maths problems «boost» means increase.

examples

• A good night's sleep will boost your energy. tree →
• Winning the match gave the team a real boost. tree →
• Dad gave me a boost so I could climb the wall. tree →
• The rocket's boosters fell away after take-off. tree →
• Young children must sit in a booster seat in the car. tree →
• Sales were boosted by the new advert. tree →

note

Regular verb: boosted, boosting. Noun: booster (a thing that boosts). In word problems «boosted by 20» means add 20.

In the corpora

• No single food or drink can boost the immune system; sleep, a good diet and exercise keep it working well.
• Watch the replay: Finn's "speed boost from nowhere" was Finn crashing into a wall.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «boost» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.