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Definition of To boot
1. Adverb. In addition, by way of addition; furthermore. "He serves additionally as the CEO"
Definition of To boot
1. Adverb. (idiomatic) moreover, on top of that, besides, also. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of To Boot
Literary usage of To boot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. King Lear by William Shakespeare (2001)
"to boot, and boot] to faue thee Q,. to boot, to boot Q2. to boot Pope, Han. Jen.
( to boot Han., as a separate line.) Enter Oswald.] Coll. Enter Steward. ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"To BOOT, (boot) ». a. To profit ; to advantage ; to enrich ; to benefit. ...
To BOOT, (boot) va To put on boots. BOOT-CATCHER, (boot'-katsh-i.;r) ns The ..."
3. The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1910)
"r He acquired that thumping fee for his commission, and to boot their favour.
Thus it will not serve us in this world to ^ - be merely men of honesty and ..."
4. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1846)
"where worth and talent, and elegance to boot, were often nestled, and which now
are the resort of misery, filth, poverty, and vice. ..."
5. Boot Camps for Juvenile Offenders: An Implementation Evaluation of Three by Blair B. Borque (1997)
"Youths Reporting Delinquent and Other Behaviors in the 3 Months Prior to Boot
Camp: Cleveland 95 percent reported that in the last 3 months they had: Had ..."
6. A Glossary to the Works of William Shakespeare by Alexander Dyce (1902)
"52; Grace to boot (over and above, in addition), WT i. ... (In the passages,
Grace to boot and Saint George to boot, Malone explains to boot by "to help. ..."
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