Promoting Meaning in English
word · lemma: promote
/pɹəˈmoʊtɪŋ/
/pɹəmˈəʊtɪŋ/
Definition
Supporting, encouraging, or making something more widely known or successful. Also used for raising someone to a higher position at work.
Usage & Nuances
Used in business, education, advertising, and HR. Common collocations: 'promoting a product', 'promoting healthy habits', 'promoting someone to manager'. Often confused with 'advertising' (which focuses just on products or services for sale).
Spanish: promover - fomentar - ascender (en trabajo)Portuguese (BR): promover - divulgar - fomentarPortuguese (PT): promover - divulgar - fomentarChinese (Simplified): 促进 - 推广 - 提升（职位）Chinese (Traditional): 促進 - 推廣 - 提升（職位）Hindi: प्रोत्साहित करना - प्रचार करना - पदोन्नत करनाArabic: تعزيز - ترويج - ترقية (في العمل)Bengali: প্রচার করা - উন্নীত করাRussian: продвижение - повышение (по службе)Japanese: 促進する - 宣伝する - 昇進させるVietnamese: quảng bá - thúc đẩy - đề bạtKorean: 촉진하다 - 홍보하다 - 승진시키다Turkish: tanıtmak - terfi ettirmekUrdu: فروغ دینا - ترقی دیناIndonesian: mempromosikan - mengangkat (jabatan)
Example Sentences
She is promoting a new book.
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The school is promoting healthy eating.
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We're promoting our brand with social media ads.
natural
She’s always promoting new ideas in meetings.
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He is promoting his friend to team leader.
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They spent a lot of time promoting the event last month.
natural