[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/promote/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) / promote # promote verb (promote, promotes, promoted, promoting) «promote» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. To move someone to a higher job or rank: She was promoted to manager. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promote/#m1) 2. To help something grow or happen: Exercise promotes good health. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promote/#m2) 3. To advertise something to make people buy it or come to it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promote/#m3) 4. (sport, UK) To move a team up to a higher league. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promote/#m4) 5. (school, US) To move a pupil up to the next grade. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promote/#m5) ### In the lessons In science and health «promotes growth» or «promotes health» means helps it. In everyday life shops promote products with adverts and offers. In football in the UK and Ireland a team is promoted (goes up) or relegated (goes down). In chess, a pawn that reaches the last row is promoted, usually to a queen. ### Examples - Dad was promoted at work and got a pay rise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promote/#x1) - Sunlight promotes plant growth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promote/#x2) - The band is promoting their new song on the radio. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promote/#x3) - Our team was promoted to the first division! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promote/#x4) - The pawn reached the end and was promoted to a queen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promote/#x5) - Posters promoted the school fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promote/#x6) - Eating fruit promotes good health. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promote/#x7) - At this sight the king was yet more astonished at the cleverness of his steward, and at once promoted him to be the keeper of his jewels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promote/#x8) ### Note Noun: promotion (also a special offer in a shop). Opposite in sport: relegate; in jobs: demote. A «promotion» price usually means a discount. ## In Jewish tradition Here it means to raise someone to great honor and reward. King Balak says it to the prophet Balaam when he tries to hire him. In Daniel and Esther a king raises a man to a high office. **Interpretation.** Tradition reads the story as a lesson: Balaam wanted wealth and honor, but God would let him say only what God put in his mouth. Haman's promotion is read as the start of his pride and fall. ### Examples - Therefore now flee thou to thy place; I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.' (Torah NUM.24.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/promote/#x1) - for I will promote thee unto very great honour, and whatsoever thou sayest unto me I will do; come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.' (Torah NUM.22.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/promote/#x2) - And Balak said unto Balaam: 'Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?' (Torah NUM.22.37, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/promote/#x3) - Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon. (Writings DAN.3.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/promote/#x4) - After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him. (Writings EST.3.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/promote/#x5) - And Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and everything as to how the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king. (Writings EST.5.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/promote/#x6) ### Note Noun: promotion (also a special offer in a shop). Opposite in sport: relegate; in jobs: demote. A «promotion» price usually means a discount. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «promote» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promote/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«promote» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/promote.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «promote» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/promote/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«promote» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/promote.html) on Mova free.