Meaning

7 senses
  1. (intransitive)To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.

    angeben, prahlen

    хва́статьсяxvástatʹsja, хва́статьxvástatʹ, бахва́литьсяbaxválitʹsja

    хизува́тисяxyzuvátysja, хвали́тисяxvalýtysja, хва́статисяxvástatysja

  2. (transitive)[with about or of] To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.

  3. To play a boast shot.

  4. (transitive)To possess (a special and desirable quality).

    The hotel boasts one of the best views of the sea.

    His family boasted a famous name.

  5. To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.

  6. To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.

  7. (obsolete)To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.

More definitions
  • show off
  • wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner

Examples

107 sentences
  1. She always boasts of her luck.

    deSie gibt ständig mit ihrem Glück an.

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  2. We have lots to boast about.

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  3. He is always boasting of his achievements.

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  4. He boasts that he can swim well.

    ruОн хвастается тем, что хорошо плавает.

    deEr prahlt damit, dass er gut schwimmen könne.

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  5. He boasted of having won the prize.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
1. intransitive: to brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself:
Русский
By meaning 1
1. intransitive: to brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
1. intransitive: to brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself:

Origin

From Middle English bosten, from bost (“boast, glory, noise, arrogance, presumption, pride

From Middle English bosten, from bost (“boast, glory, noise, arrogance, presumption, pride, vanity”), probably of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bausuz (“inflated, swollen, puffed up, proud, arrogant, bad”).

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Forms

boasts, boasting, boasted, boasted
Base formboast · to boast
3rd person singularboasts
Present participleboasting
Past simpleboasted
Past participleboasted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyboast
he, she, itboasts

Past simpleLesson

all personsboasted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave boasted
he, she, ithas boasted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill boast

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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