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