Past tense of foster

Forms of foster

Fostered in a sentence

• And Time, which is the hound of Sish, devoured all things; and Sish sent up the ivy and fostered weeds, and dust fell from the hand of Sish and covered stately things.1905, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], The Gods of Pegāna, London: [Charles] Elkin Mathews, […], →OCLC
• He fostered up their anger at the king's actions.From the entry foster up
• It is fostered largely in secondary school education through such activities as dramatics and social dancing.1950, Arthur Edwin Traxler, Goals of American Education, page 101. From the entry altrigenderism
• A dancer turned choreographist, she has founded, fostered, directed and held together the Sadler's Wells Company.1943, Caryl Brahms, Robert Helpmann, choreographer. From the entry choreographist
• The community has not only maintained its linguistic and cultural practices, but also fostered “a fierce antimodernism and anti-Zionism,” Dr.2007 June 29, Sewell Chan, “Explosive Growth Since 2000 in State’s Hasidic Enclaves”, in New York Times. From the entry antimodernism

Meaning of foster

1. adjective Providing parental care to children not related to oneself.
2. adjective Receiving such care.
3. adjective Related by such care.

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Questions about the past tense of foster

What is the past tense of foster?

The past tense of foster is fostered.

What is the past participle of foster?

The past participle of foster is fostered.

Is foster a regular or irregular verb?

Foster is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.