英语词汇“foster”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | adjective

fosterfoster1 /ˈfɔstɚ, ˈfɑ-/ ●○○ verb

VERB TABLE

foster

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	foster
	he, she, it	fosters
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	fostered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have fostered
	he, she, it	has fostered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had fostered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will foster
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have fostered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am fostering
	he, she, it	is fostering
	you, we, they	are fostering
Past	I, he, she, it	was fostering
	you, we, they	were fostering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been fostering
	he, she, it	has been fostering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been fostering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be fostering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been fostering

1[transitive] formal to help to develop a skill, feeling, idea, etc. over a period of time: The workshops can foster better communication between husbands and wives.2[intransitive, transitive] to take someone else's child into your family for a period of time but without becoming his or her legal parent → adopt: The Hammonds fostered a little boy for a few months.

verb | adjective

fosterfoster2 ●○○ adjective

ETYMOLOGYfoster²

Origin: Old English fostor-, from fostor food, feeding

1foster mother/father/parents/family the person or people who foster a child2foster brother/sister someone who has different parents than you, but who is fostered in the same family3foster child a child who is fostered4foster home a person’s or family’s home where a child is fostered [Origin: Old English fostor-, from fostor food, feeding]