Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to boost
Participle: boosted
Gerund: boosting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | boost |
| you | boost |
| he;she;it | boosts |
| we | boost |
| you | boost |
| they | boost |
Perfect
| I | have boosted |
| you | have boosted |
| he;she;it | has boosted |
| we | have boosted |
| you | have boosted |
| they | have boosted |
Past
| I | boosted |
| you | boosted |
| he;she;it | boosted |
| we | boosted |
| you | boosted |
| they | boosted |
Pluperfect
| I | had boosted |
| you | had boosted |
| he;she;it | had boosted |
| we | had boosted |
| you | had boosted |
| they | had boosted |
Future
| I | will boost |
| you | will boost |
| he;she;it | will boost |
| we | will boost |
| you | will boost |
| they | will boost |
Future Perfect
| I | will have boosted |
| you | will have boosted |
| he;she;it | will have boosted |
| we | will have boosted |
| you | will have boosted |
| they | will have boosted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | boost |
| you | boost |
| he;she;it | boost |
| we | boost |
| you | boost |
| they | boost |
Perfect
| I | have boosted |
| you | have boosted |
| he;she;it | have boosted |
| we | have boosted |
| you | have boosted |
| they | have boosted |
Imperfect
| I | boosted |
| you | boosted |
| he;she;it | boosted |
| we | boosted |
| you | boosted |
| they | boosted |
Pluperfect
| I | had boosted |
| you | had boosted |
| he;she;it | had boosted |
| we | had boosted |
| you | had boosted |
| they | had boosted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would boost |
| you | would boost |
| he;she;it | would boost |
| we | would boost |
| you | would boost |
| they | would boost |
Perfect
| I | would have boosted |
| you | would have boosted |
| he;she;it | would have boosted |
| we | would have boosted |
| you | would have boosted |
| they | would have boosted |
Imperative
| you | boost |
| we | Let's boost |
| you | boost |
Verbs conjugated like 'boost'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'boost'
boast,
boose,
boot,
bost,
roost,
beast,
best,
blast,
bloat,
blot,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to take something that does not belong to one
- abduct, abstract, appropriate, bag, bandit, bone, borrow, burglarize, burgle, cheat, chore, convert, cop, cozen, crib, embezzle, filch, fleece, flog, gaffle, half-inch, heist, jack, kidnap, knock off, kype, kyper, liberate, lift, loot, make off with, mill, misappropriate, moonlight requisition, nick, own, peculate, pickpocket, pilfer, pillage, pinch, pirate, plunder, poach, pocket, prig, purloin, raid, ransack, rape, reave, rip, rip off, rob, run off with, snag, snatch, steal, swindle, swipe, thieve, walk off with
- hoist
- shove, raise, advance
- promote
- encourage, increase, heighten, support, expand, advertise, raise
Antonyms
- promote
- degrade, debase, demoralize, discredit
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
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”). Possible doublet of boast. See: Scots '
boost'.
Verbs referencing "boost"
French
booster, Swedish
boosta.
Sample Sentences
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Gaddis found that with his broken arm, he couldn't climb the wall. Josh grabbed his foot and boosted him up. [2009, Richard L. Cave, Peace Keepers, page 39:]
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This campaign will boost your chances of winning the election.
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As unsatisfied with wafty promises that arts learning inspires “creativity” as with pledges that it boosts scores, the Project Zero researchers videotaped several very different classrooms in two schools with intensive arts instruction. [2008 April 27, Ann Hulbert, “Drawing Lessons”, in The New York Times:]
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More flak was aimed at the Treasury's apparent lack of marketing skills, when it was argued that its idea of how to sell tickets was along the lines of "you can get two tickets for the price of two", and it lacks the sales and promotional skills of the train operating companies which are needed to boost revenue. [2022 January 12, Tom Allett, “Network News: MPs concerned at Treasury's influence on rail industry”, in RAIL, number 948, page 13:]
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“ A god of blues . Have you got them , Doctor ? " " Boost him sir , boost him . “ ” “ He thinks ! Shall we let him ponder ? ” “ He only calls . What have you , Doctor ? Three ducks , ' tis yours . The Doctor pulls the wad without a ... [1910, The Gopher: Annual Publication of the Student Body of the University of Minnesota, volume 24, University of Minnesota, →OCLC, page 228:]
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It is not at all unusual or suspicious for a woman to spend a good deal of the day out shopping, and feminine clothing styles often make it relatively easy for a female shoplifter to conceal "boosted" merchandise on her person. [1978, Harold J. Vetter, Ira J. Silverman, The Nature of Crime, page 296:]
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One time Noojie had to spend a weekend in jail for boosting and the four of us was left at the crib with Killer. [2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 46:]
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It's easy to boost a dead battery, but this can be dangerous if it's done the wrong way. [1980, Popular Mechanics, volume 154, number 4, page 152:]
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If I want to use the charged Montana battery to boost my old Summit where do I connect the negative cable on the good battery of the Montana? [2004, Doug Mitchell, “how to connect for boost?”, in alt.autos.gm (Usenet):]
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Virtue is therefore like boosting one car battery from another: you want to connect positive to positive and negative to negative. [2010, Thomas Hurka, The Best Things in Life: A Guide to What Really Matters, page 121:]