boom

IPA(Pronunciation)

/buːm/

Verb

intransitive dated transitive

(intransitive) To flourish, grow, or progress. / (transitive, dated) To cause to advance rapidly in price.

Japanese Meaning

繁栄する、成長する、順調に進展する / （古い用法で）価格などを急激に上昇させる

After the city invested in startups, the tech sector began to boom.

市がスタートアップに投資してから、テック分野は急成長し始めた。

Sense（1）

(intransitive) To flourish, grow, or progress.

The population boomed in recent years.

Sense（2）

(transitive, dated) To cause to advance rapidly in price.

to boom railroad or mining shares

booms

（ present singular third-person ）

booming

（ participle present ）

boomed

（ participle past ）

boomed

（ past ）