To encourage the growth or progress of something.
She decided to foster the shy stray cat. With patience and soft words, she hoped to encourage its growth, to help it trust again. Slowly, the little cat began to purr, its fear starting to fade.
The shelter volunteers worked hard to foster a sense of calm for the lost exotic bird. Each day, they gently offered new foods and quiet spaces, hoping to encourage its recovery. Soon, its bright chirps filled the room, a hopeful sign of progress.
Her careful instructions helped foster confidence in the young apprentice. He’d fumbled with the intricate clockwork gears before, but now, with her patient guidance, his hands moved with new steadiness, his brow unfurrowed with a quiet determination to succeed.
The tiny hamster tried to foster his ambition of becoming a giant dust bunny. He'd roll and roll, hoping to grow bigger and fluffier. His tiny legs pumped furiously, a fuzzy comet of lint and dreams, but alas, he remained resolutely small.
Sir Reginald, a badger of discerning taste, attempted to foster the growth of his prize-winning petunia patch by singing opera to it. He believed the booming notes would encourage the tiny buds. His neighbors, however, thought his efforts were more likely to foster a hasty retreat from his garden.
The small community worked hard to foster a sense of belonging for the new families. They organized potlucks and shared resources, determined to encourage their neighbors' comfort and integration into their lives.
The young zookeepers worked tirelessly to foster a stronger bond between the newly introduced giant river otters. They offered new enrichment toys and special fish, patiently observing their hesitant interactions, hoping to encourage their progress towards comfortable coexistence.
The quiet hum of the bioluminescent fungi began to deepen, a reassuring pulse in the subterranean lab. Years of careful cultivation, shielding them from drafts and monitoring their nutrient paste, had helped foster their vibrant glow. Tonight, the researchers hoped their persistent efforts would finally reveal the promised medicinal compound.
My cat, Mittens, has a remarkable talent to foster sleepiness. Just her purr can encourage a nap; her gentle head-nudges foster progress toward blissful unconsciousness. Soon, even the most caffeinated will find themselves succumbing to her furry, soporific magic.
Barnaby the badger, renowned for his questionable sock-sorting methods, decided to foster the burgeoning art scene within his burrow. He encouraged the growth of tiny, moss-based sculptures, offering encouragement and a surprisingly potent dandelion wine to any artist who dared to dabble. His enthusiastic, if slightly sticky, patronage led to the most avant-garde pebble formations the undergrowth had ever witnessed.
He nurtured the struggling seedling, giving it water and light. His consistent care helped to foster its growth, a small miracle unfolding. He felt a quiet pride as it began to thrive, a testament to his dedication.
The young inventor worked tirelessly to foster the nascent circuits of his kinetic sculpture. He believed, with a quiet intensity, that its whirring gears and clanking levers could become a vibrant, moving testament to human ingenuity, a contraption that would truly inspire awe.
The struggling artisan carefully tended their pigments, a hopeful gleam in their eye. They knew that to foster true mastery, countless hours of diligent practice were essential, a slow build towards something remarkable.
My cat, Bartholomew, has a singular ambition: to foster the widespread adoption of napping as a professional sport. He believes rigorous training schedules, involving strategic sunbeam placement and advanced purring techniques, will encourage the growth of this noble pastime, eventually leading to Olympic recognition.
My pet sloth, Bartholomew, has a remarkable talent to foster the growth of moss colonies on his fur, transforming him into a mobile arboreal habitat. We're hoping to foster his career as a miniature, slow-motion ecosystem, perhaps even a nature documentary subject. His naps, you see, are crucial for his fungal burgeoning.
The community's persistent advocacy and collaborative spirit helped to foster a remarkable revival of the neglected park. Years of dedicated effort, from fundraising to volunteer cleanups, allowed the revitalized green space to truly flourish, becoming a cherished communal asset and a testament to shared commitment.
The aspiring chronoscientist meticulously adjusted her temporal stabilizer, hoping to foster a stable bridge to antiquity. Years of meticulous calculation and nascent theoretical breakthroughs hinged on this single, precarious endeavor. The faint hum of the apparatus was her sole companion, a testament to her singular dedication.
The aspiring horologist meticulously adjusted the delicate escapement, hoping to foster the watch's erratic pulse into a steady, resonant tick. He whispered encouragement, a silent plea to nurture its nascent mechanism, knowing a single misstep could irrevocably damage his painstaking efforts.
Bartholomew the badger, a connoisseur of chaos, endeavored to foster his petulant petunias' burgeoning defiance against the tyrannical garden gnome. He'd meticulously curated a cacophony of kazoo serenades and strategically deployed glitter bombs, believing these unconventional methods would truly foster their botanical rebellion with unprecedented panache.
The intrepid mycologist, seeking to foster the proliferation of bioluminescent fungi in subterranean abodes, often employed an unconventional regimen of operatic overtures and strategically deployed artisanal cheeses. His meticulous efforts aimed to coax forth the luminescent flora, encouraging its ethereal efflorescence through stimuli heretofore unconsidered by the botanical cognoscenti, much to the bemusement of the local gnome population.
Basic — Common words most learners already know.