fostered
USFAW-sturd/ˈfɔ.stɚd/UKFOS-tuhd/ˈfɒs.təd/AUSFAW-stuhd/ˈfɔs.təd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of foster.
The program fostered closer ties between the two neighboring towns.
They fostered several puppies until the shelter found permanent homes.
Note
One spelling does double duty here: the simple past (she fostered the idea) and the participle behind perfect and passive forms (has fostered, was fostered). Because the verb almost always takes an object, the passive comes easily, as in trust was fostered by the program. Before a noun, though, English usually reaches for the bare adjective foster instead: a foster child, foster parents.
fostered is a form of foster
foster, verb: To promote the development of something, helping it grow and thrive. Full entry
- Spelling
- foster → fostered: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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