promote – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of promote

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to promote
Participle: promoted
Gerund: promoting

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Ipromote
youpromote
he;she;itpromotes
wepromote
youpromote
theypromote

Perfect

Ihave promoted
youhave promoted
he;she;ithas promoted
wehave promoted
youhave promoted
theyhave promoted

Past

Ipromoted
youpromoted
he;she;itpromoted
wepromoted
youpromoted
theypromoted

Pluperfect

Ihad promoted
youhad promoted
he;she;ithad promoted
wehad promoted
youhad promoted
theyhad promoted

Future

Iwill promote
youwill promote
he;she;itwill promote
wewill promote
youwill promote
theywill promote

Future Perfect

Iwill have promoted
youwill have promoted
he;she;itwill have promoted
wewill have promoted
youwill have promoted
theywill have promoted

Subjunctive

Present

Ipromote
youpromote
he;she;itpromote
wepromote
youpromote
theypromote

Perfect

Ihave promoted
youhave promoted
he;she;ithave promoted
wehave promoted
youhave promoted
theyhave promoted

Imperfect

Ipromoted
youpromoted
he;she;itpromoted
wepromoted
youpromoted
theypromoted

Pluperfect

Ihad promoted
youhad promoted
he;she;ithad promoted
wehad promoted
youhad promoted
theyhad promoted

Conditional

Present

Iwould promote
youwould promote
he;she;itwould promote
wewould promote
youwould promote
theywould promote

Perfect

Iwould have promoted
youwould have promoted
he;she;itwould have promoted
wewould have promoted
youwould have promoted
theywould have promoted

Imperative

youpromote
weLet's promote
youpromote

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam promoting
youare promoting
he;she;itis promoting
weare promoting
youare promoting
theyare promoting

Perfect

Ihave been promoting
youhave been promoting
he;she;ithas been promoting
wehave been promoting
youhave been promoting
theyhave been promoting

Past

Iwas promoting
youwere promoting
he;she;itwas promoting
wewere promoting
youwere promoting
theywere promoting

Pluperfect

Ihad been promoting
youhad been promoting
he;she;ithad been promoting
wehad been promoting
youhad been promoting
theyhad been promoting

Future

Iwill be promoting
youwill be promoting
he;she;itwill be promoting
wewill be promoting
youwill be promoting
theywill be promoting

Future Perfect

Iwill have been promoting
youwill have been promoting
he;she;itwill have been promoting
wewill have been promoting
youwill have been promoting
theywill have been promoting

Conditional

Present

Iwould be promoting
youwould be promoting
he;she;itwould be promoting
wewould be promoting
youwould be promoting
theywould be promoting

Perfect

Iwould have been promoting
youwould have been promoting
he;she;itwould have been promoting
wewould have been promoting
youwould have been promoting
theywould have been promoting

Other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to encourage, especially the growth or development of something
feed, foster, grow, nurture, raise
assist
advance, urge, aid, succor, patronize, encourage, advocate, forward
elevate
aggrandize, exalt, upgrade, raise, graduate, advance, ascend

Antonyms

lower the rank of
demote
to keep under control
encourage, provoke, release, curb, vent
assist
obstruct, counteract, hinder, impede
elevate
lower, depress, decrease, debase

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1387, "to advance (someone) to a higher grade or office," from L. promotus, pp. of promovere "move forward, advance," from pro- "forward" + movere "to move" (see move). General sense of "to further the growth or progress of (anything)" is from 1515. Promoter "one who promotes" is from 1450; financial sense of "one who leads in forming a company" is from 1876; sense of "one who organizes sporting or entertainment events" is attested from 1936.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
4. Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
5. Proto-Indo-European *pér
6. Proto-Indo-European *-o
7. Proto-Indo-European *pró
8. Proto-Indo-European *pro-
9. Proto-Italic *pro-
10. Latin prō-
11. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-
12. Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
13. Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
14. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti
15. Proto-Italic *moweō
16. Latin moveō
17. Latin prōmoveō
18. Latin prōmōtusbor.
19. English promote
20. From Latin prōmōtus, perfect passive participle of prōmoveō (“move forward, advance”).

Verbs referencing "promote"

Swedish promota, Norwegian promotere, Cebuano promot, Dutch promoten, German, old spelling promoten.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] the duties of a nurse,—and never did her friends appreciate her value more than in that capacity. With so well-trained a hand and eye, such perfect adroitness and practice in every art which could promote neatness and comfort, and keep out of sight every disagreeable incident of sickness,—with such a perfect sense of time, such a clear, untroubled head, such exact accuracy in remembering every [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ And now, ” said Legree, “ come here, you Tom. You see, I telled ye I didn't buy ye jest for the common work; I mean to promote ye, and make a driver of ye; and tonight ye may jest as well begin to get yer hand in. Now, ye jest take this yer gal and flog her; ye 've seen enough on't to know how. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • But throughout five years of working here, I 've never been promoted at all. (Laundry Show)