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" It is really important that we promote competitive support in schools. It is very important that we recognise that has to be underpinned by good quality physical education and by getting people into patterns of exercise."
Sebastian Coe

Meaning of "promote" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROMOTE

From Latin prōmovēre to push onwards, from pro-1 + movēre to move.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PROMOTE

prəˈməʊt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROMOTE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Promote is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb promote in English.

WHAT DOES PROMOTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of promote in the English dictionary

The first definition of promote in the dictionary is to further or encourage the progress or existence of. Other definition of promote is to raise to a higher rank, status, degree, etc. Promote is also to advance to a higher course, class, etc.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PROMOTE

PRESENT

Present
I promote
you promote
he/she/it promotes
we promote
you promote
they promote
Present continuous
I am promoting
you are promoting
he/she/it is promoting
we are promoting
you are promoting
they are promoting
Present perfect
I have promoted
you have promoted
he/she/it has promoted
we have promoted
you have promoted
they have promoted
Present perfect continuous
I have been promoting
you have been promoting
he/she/it has been promoting
we have been promoting
you have been promoting
they have been promoting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I promoted
you promoted
he/she/it promoted
we promoted
you promoted
they promoted
Past continuous
I was promoting
you were promoting
he/she/it was promoting
we were promoting
you were promoting
they were promoting
Past perfect
I had promoted
you had promoted
he/she/it had promoted
we had promoted
you had promoted
they had promoted
Past perfect continuous
I had been promoting
you had been promoting
he/she/it had been promoting
we had been promoting
you had been promoting
they had been promoting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will promote
you will promote
he/she/it will promote
we will promote
you will promote
they will promote
Future continuous
I will be promoting
you will be promoting
he/she/it will be promoting
we will be promoting
you will be promoting
they will be promoting
Future perfect
I will have promoted
you will have promoted
he/she/it will have promoted
we will have promoted
you will have promoted
they will have promoted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been promoting
you will have been promoting
he/she/it will have been promoting
we will have been promoting
you will have been promoting
they will have been promoting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would promote
you would promote
he/she/it would promote
we would promote
you would promote
they would promote
Conditional continuous
I would be promoting
you would be promoting
he/she/it would be promoting
we would be promoting
you would be promoting
they would be promoting
Conditional perfect
I would have promote
you would have promote
he/she/it would have promote
we would have promote
you would have promote
they would have promote
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been promoting
you would have been promoting
he/she/it would have been promoting
we would have been promoting
you would have been promoting
they would have been promoting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you promote
we let´s promote
you promote
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to promote
Past participle
promoted
Present Participle
promoting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROMOTE

demote · emote · folkmot · folkmote · gemot · gemote · halimot · locomote · moat · mote · overemote · overpromote · remote · smote · wardmote · witenagemot · witenagemote

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROMOTE

prommer · promo · promo video · promodern · promonarchist · promontories · promontory · promotability · promotable · promoter · promotion · promotion board · promotion campaign · promotion prospects · promotional · promotions director · promotions manager · promotive · promotiveness · promotor fidei

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROMOTE

camote · cote · coyote · denote · devote · endnote · footnote · Grote · keynote · Lanzarote · note · of note · Post-it Note · pote · quote · rote · take note · tote · vote · wrote

Synonyms and antonyms of promote in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROMOTE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «promote» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «promote» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PROMOTE

Find out the translation of promote to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of promote from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «promote» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

促进
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

promocionar
570 millions of speakers
en

English

promote
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

को बढ़ावा देने के
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يُرَوِجّ
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

продвигать
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

promover
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

উন্নীত করা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

promouvoir
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Menggalakkan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

fördern
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

促進する
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

촉진하다
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Promosi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xúc tiến
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஊக்குவிக்க
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

प्रचार करा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

desteklemek
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

promuovere
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

promować
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

просувати
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

a promova
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προάγω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bevorder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

främja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fremme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of promote

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROMOTE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of promote
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «promote».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about promote

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «PROMOTE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word promote.
1
Joe Baca
We learned in World War II that no single nation holds a monopoly on wisdom, morality or right to power, but that we must fight for the weak and promote democracy.
2
Steve Ballmer
All companies of any size have to continue to push to make sure you get the right leaders, the right team, the right people to be fast acting, and fast moving in the marketplace. We've got great leaders, and we continue to attract and promote great new leaders.
3
Swizz Beatz
I want to help promote Korean music around the world.
4
Ben Bernanke
Our mission, as set forth by the Congress is a critical one: to preserve price stability, to foster maximum sustainable growth in output and employment, and to promote a stable and efficient financial system that serves all Americans well and fairly.
5
Omar Bongo
The African Union has to act in order to put an end to armed conflicts that undermine the continent, to fight against the devastation caused by AIDS and other contagious diseases, to promote sustainable development of its member states.
6
Beth Brooke
Mentorship has been an excuse not to promote women.
7
Ginny Brown-Waite
Let us face it, the U.N. has failed. It has failed in its mission to promote world peace.
8
Sebastian Coe
It is really important that we promote competitive support in schools. It is very important that we recognise that has to be underpinned by good quality physical education and by getting people into patterns of exercise.
9
Charlie Crist
It's more important to promote a culture of life. What I mean by that is that I believe what we need to do is not change the law, but change hearts.
10
James Cromwell
The Academy Awards were basically created by the industry to promote pictures. They weren't really to acknowledge the performances. Then it became sort of this a great popularity contest and now, it's an incredible show and it's seen all over the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROMOTE»

Discover the use of promote in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to promote and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Marketing Public Health: Strategies to Promote Social Change
Current themes in the social marketing world, such as the concept of branding, have also been incorporated into the book in both its narrative and its case studies and examples.
Michael Siegel, Lynne Doner Lotenberg, 2008
2
101 Ways to Promote Your Real Estate Web Site: Filled with ...
An increasing number of real estate buyers and sellers are making the Web their first destination, so getting more of them to stop at an agency’s or individual agent’s site can mean thousands of dollars in commissions.
Susan Sweeney, 2008
3
101 Ways to Promote Your Tourism Business Web Site: Filled ...
With a design that allows each chapter to stand on its own, the book provides easy and immediate implementation for a variety of promotion strategies, including those geared for bed and breakfasts, campgrounds, and theme parks.
Susan Sweeney, 2008
4
Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Development?
Examines the impact of foreign direct investment on workers, families, and communities in the developing world. Concludes with an analysis of the implications for contemporary policy debates and proposed new avenues for future research.
Theodore H. Moran, Edward Montgomery Graham, Magnus Blomström, 2005
5
How to Use the Internet to Advertise, Promote and Market ...
This Atlantic Publishing eBook was professionally written, edited, fact checked, proofed and designed. The print version of this book is 288 pages and you receive exactly the same content.
Bruce Cameron Brown, 2006
6
Can Globalization Promote Human Rights?
"An examination of globalization's effects on human rights, world poverty, and inequality. Describes international human rights law and the international social movement for reform of globalization"--Provided by publisher.
Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann, 2010
7
Strategies to Promote Inclusive Practice
This book considers current issues in the development of policies to promote inclusive education for pupils with special educational needs.
Christina Tilstone, Richard Rose, 2003
8
After-School Programs that Promote Child and Adolescent ...
This report summarizes the presentations and discussion at a workshop entitled Opportunities to Promote Child and Adolescent Development During the After-School Hours, convened on October 21, 1999.
Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Jennifer Appleton Gootman, Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth, 2000
9
How to Promote Children's Social and Emotional Competence
This book is for teachers of children aged four-eight years.
Carolyn Webster-Stratton, 1999
10
Job and Work Design: Organizing Work to Promote Well-Being ...
This book equips readers with a sound understanding of research, theory and the practical aspects of job design.
Sharon K. Parker, Toby D. Wall, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROMOTE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term promote is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hair stylists promote HIV prevention at local salons
Some shop owners and managers are posting decorative signs in their businesses which promote the new awareness campaign. Trenton ... «WFAA, Jul 15»
2
Boston Police promote more than 30 officers
Boston Police Officer Rene Sanchez spent every day and night studying for months, anxious to ace the promotional exam and make sergeant. «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
3
Rick Perry: Huckabee's 'Inflammatory Rhetoric' Does Nothing to …
This does nothing to promote a solution, and is harmful to having a thoughtful debate about this very serious issue. Follow Sarah Rumpf on ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
4
Faces from the Block: Brazil Meets the Bronx to Promote Healthy …
Bronx photojournalist Ricky Flores has teamed up with world-renowned Brazilian artists Ananda Nahú and Izolag Armeidah to paint large-scale ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
Poker stars promote online gaming laws in American Canyon
Chris Moneymaker talks with a fan at Napa Valley Casino in American Canyon during the Let California Play PokerStars Pro Tour. «Napa Valley Register, Jul 15»
6
Tigers move Greene to bullpen, promote Farmer for rotation
Buck Farmer has pitched in three games this season for the Tigers. (Photo: Robin Buckson, Detroit News). 3 CONNECT 10 TWEETLINKEDIN ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
7
'Thigh reading' sees women flash their legs to promote body …
The latest body confidence social media craze is upon us, and this time it's celebrating a very particular part of the human form: the thighs. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Back-to-School fair designed to promote health care
Health care specialists will be handing out several doses of pre-back-to-school lessons and giving a few tests at the Boys & Girls Club in ... «Scranton Times-Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Pot ads can promote product, not the buzz
Pot ads can promote product, not the buzz. By ZANE SPARLING. Capital Bureau. Published: July 27, 2015 5:05PM. 0. 0. The Oregon Liquor Control ... «East Oregonian, Jul 15»
10
5i5j (B.A. & 5I5J) Business Seminars in China Promote Dubai Real …
DAMAC Towers by Paramount Hotels & Resorts - one of the many iconic projects under development in Dubai by DAMAC Properties. (Photo: ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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