foster
31Foster — [fôs′tər, fäs′tər] 1. Stephen Collins 1826 64; U.S. composer of songs 2. William Z(ebulon) 1881 1964; U.S. Communist Party leader …
32Foster — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Patronyme Foster est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Albion Roudolph Foster (1875 1945), agriculteur et homme politique canadien ; Arian …
33foster — I UK [ˈfɒstə(r)] / US [ˈfɑstər] verb Word forms foster : present tense I/you/we/they foster he/she/it fosters present participle fostering past tense fostered past participle fostered * 1) [transitive] to help something to develop over a period… …
34foster — fosterer, n. fosteringly, adv. /faw steuhr, fos teuhr/, v.t. 1. to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage: to foster new ideas. 2. to bring up, raise, or rear, as a foster child. 3. to care for or cherish. 4. Brit. to place (a… …
35foster — 01. The little boy was placed with a [foster] family after his parents were killed in a car accident. 02. His [foster] mother is a wonderful woman, and he loves her as much as if she were his birth mom. 03. The old couple [fostered] over 50… …
36foster — fos|ter1 [ fastər ] verb * 1. ) transitive to help something to develop over a period of time: PROMOTE: This approach will foster an understanding of environmental issues. Overuse of antibiotics may foster the spread of drug resistant bacteria. 2 …
37foster — fos|ter1 [ˈfɔstə US ˈfa:stər] v 1.) [T] to help a skill, feeling, idea etc develop over a period of time = ↑encourage, promote ↑promote ▪ The bishop helped foster the sense of a community embracing all classes. 2.) [I and T] to take someone else… …
38foster — [[t]fɒ̱stə(r), AM fɔ͟ːst [/t]] fosters, fostering, fostered 1) ADJ: ADJ n Foster parents are people who officially take a child into their family for a period of time, without becoming the child s legal parents. The child is referred to as their… …
39Foster — /faw steuhr, fos teuhr/, n. 1. Stephen (Collins), 1826 64, U.S. songwriter. 2. William Z(ebulon) /zeb yeuh leuhn/, 1881 1961, U.S. labor organizer: leader in the Communist party. 3. a male given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Dulles John… …
40foster — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to take someone else s child into your family for a period of time but without becoming their legal parent: They fostered a little Romanian boy for a few months. compare adopt (1) 2 (T) to help a skill, feeling, idea etc develop… …
