foster

/ˈfɒstər/ verb [T]

Translation

ENCOURAGE › to encourage a particular feeling, situation, or idea to develop

(fikir, durum, his) gelişmesine yardımcı olmak

The growth of the Internet could foster economic development worldwide.1870

CHILD › to look after a child as part of your family for a time, without becoming their legal parent

(çocuğu) öz babası gibi beslemek, büyütmek

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(Definition of foster verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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