Модель уживання:
to foster [something]
The program aims to foster creativity in young students.
Strong communication can foster trust between team members.
The teacher worked hard to foster a love of reading.
Навчальні приклади
The school tries to foster good study habits.
Parents should foster kindness in their children.
We need to foster better teamwork.
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'foster' with 'adopt'; 'foster' in this sense means to help develop, not to legally take someone into your family.
Значення
Encourage growth or development
Словосполучення
foster relationships
|foster innovation
|foster growth
|foster understanding
Синоніми
encourage (More general; can refer to moral support or motivation, not just development.)
|
promote (Often used in formal contexts for supporting growth or progress.)
Антоніми
hinder (Means to make growth or progress difficult.)
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stifle (Implies stopping development or creativity completely.)
Теми
education
|business
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
|work
Визначення
To help something grow or develop in a good way.
To help something grow, develop, or become more successful.
Модель уживання:
to foster [a child]
They decided to foster two children until permanent homes could be found.
Úgy döntöttek, hogy nevelőszülőként befogadnak két gyermeket, amíg végleges otthont nem találnak nekik.
She has fostered over ten children in the past decade.
Az elmúlt évtizedben több mint tíz gyermeket nevelt nevelőszülőként.
The couple is applying to become foster parents.
Навчальні приклади
We want to foster a young child.
Szeretnénk nevelőszülőként befogadni egy kisgyereket.
She will foster the baby until he finds a new home.
Nevelőszülőként fog gondoskodni a kisbabáról addig, amíg új otthont nem találnak neki.
They are happy to foster children.
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes think 'foster' here means to adopt permanently; it actually refers to temporary care.
Значення
Care for a child temporarily
Словосполучення
foster a child
|foster care
|foster family
Синоніми
look after (More general; can refer to caring for anyone or anything.)
|
raise (Usually implies long-term care, often by a parent.)
Антоніми
neglect (Means to fail to care for someone properly.)
Теми
family
|social issues
|relationships
|daily_life
|law
Визначення
To take care of a child for a short time without being their real parent.
To look after a child in your home for a limited time without becoming their legal parent.
She grew up in a foster home.
Nevelőszülői családban nőtt fel.
He has been living with his foster parents for two years.
Két éve a nevelőszüleivel él.
The agency is looking for more foster families.
Навчальні приклади
I live with my foster family.
A nevelőcsaládommal élek.
They are my foster parents.
Ők a nevelőszüleim.
This is my foster brother.
Поширена помилка:
Learners may confuse 'foster' with 'adoptive'; 'foster' is temporary, 'adoptive' is permanent.
Значення
Relating to temporary child care
Словосполучення
foster parents
|foster home
|foster child
Синоніми
temporary guardianship (More formal and legal-sounding term for temporary care.)
Теми
family
|social issues
|relationships
|daily_life
|law
Визначення
Describes people or things connected with caring for a child who is not yours, for a short time.
Relating to the temporary care of a child by people who are not their legal parents.