Past tense of boost
regular verb
The past tense of boost is boosted. The past participle is also boosted.
Forms of boost
| Base form (V1) | boost /buːst/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | boosted |
| Past participle (V3) | boosted |
| Present participle | boosting |
| Third person singular | boosts |
Boosted in a sentence
- Josh grabbed his foot and boosted him up.2009, Richard L. Cave, Peace Keepers, page 39
- The channel boosted its nondrama broadcasting by commissioning more cookery shows.From the entry nondrama
- Those items he bought really boosted his stats.From the entry stats
- I'm going to Bed now all fresh and clean and double boosted.2022 January 1, @TikaGauntley, Twitter. From the entry BDF
- And eating avocado with salsa boosted the absorption of lycopene—a carotenoid in tomatoes—by almost five times.2007 November, Elizabeth Drake, “Combine and conquer: Use these winning food pairings to protect your health”, in Men's Health, volume 22…. From the entry lycopene
Meaning of boost
- noun A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
- noun Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
- noun A coordinate transformation that changes velocity.
Questions about the past tense of boost
- What is the past tense of boost?
- The past tense of boost is boosted.
- What is the past participle of boost?
- The past participle of boost is boosted.
- Is boost a regular or irregular verb?
- Boost is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: boost (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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