to boot

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to boot

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From Middle English to bote (“something added to, addition”), from Old English tō bōte (“to boot, besides, moreover”). See boot (“profit, gain, remedy”).

adverb

idiomatic, informal, not comparable In addition, besides, also. His boyfriend is funny, and a pretty good cook to boot.
Similar: into the bargain, on top of that

Translations

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adv in addition, besides, also

Español	además
日本語	お負けに omakeni
中文	而且 érqiě
Português	além disso, para mais
Deutsch	obendrein, noch dazu
Italiano	anche
Русский	в прида́чу v pridáču, к тому́ же k tomú že

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@misc{to_boot_2026,
  title = {to boot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/to%20boot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}