0
USF Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

develop or foster

Could you please explain the differences between these two verbs?

develop a skill
foster a skill
  

Top answer

Hi, Sometimes no difference is intended. But 'foster ' suggests more care, more deliberate efforts to make the skill 'grow'. With 'develop' , it can sometimes be by accident, without really trying.

— Clive

  • Hi, Sometimes no difference is intended.
  • But 'foster ' suggests more care, more deliberate efforts to make the skill 'grow'.
  • With 'develop' , it can sometimes be by accident, without really trying.
  • Clive
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

3 Answers
0
Hi,

Sometimes no difference is intended.
But 'foster' suggests more care, more deliberate efforts to make the skill 'grow'.
With 'develop', it can sometimes be by accident, without really trying.

0
0
Thanks, Clive. So if, for instance, I wanted to describe what the school did to me, should I say "Schools helped me to gradually develop my writing skill" or "Schools helped me to gradually foster my writing skill".
I guess for this "foster" is better : By writing daily events I've fostered my writing skills.
0
0
The school did not help you to foster your writing skill, the school fostered it.
0

Related Questions