English to English
verb
- contribute to the progress or growth of
I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom.
source: WordNet 3.0
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired.
Women tend not to advance in the major law firms.
I got promoted after many years of hard work.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model.
The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops.
source: WordNet 3.0
- be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
source: WordNet 3.0
- change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent
source: WordNet 3.0
- To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance; to excite; as, to promote learning; to promote disorder; to promote a business venture.
source: Webster 1913
- To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [promót] Itaas; iasenso
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
