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anspornen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • boost noun Something that helps increase or improve a person's effort, confidence, or performance.
  • exhort verb To urge; to advise earnestly.
  • goad noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
  • prod verb To poke someone or something, usually with a finger or pointed object.
  • spur noun A spiked device worn on a rider's boot heel to urge a horse forward.
  • urge noun A strong impulse or desire to do something.

Senses

anspornen is used for these senses in English:

  • exhort To urge; to advise earnestly.
  • goad To encourage or stimulate.
  • prod (transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.
  • prod (transitive, informal) To encourage, to prompt.
  • spur (transitive) To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object
  • urge (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.

boost — full definition

  1. noun Something that helps increase or improve a person's effort, confidence, or performance.
  2. verb To help increase or improve something.
  3. verb To start a vehicle with a dead battery using jumper cables (informal).

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