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verb · intransitive · rare

bravado

bravado · bravados · bravadoed · bravadoing

To swagger; to bragTo swagger; to brag.

/bɹɑˈvɑdoʊ/

Meaning

1 senses

(obsolete)To swagger; to brag.

Origin

From French bravade (“bragging or boasting”), from Italian bravata, from verb bravare (“br

From French bravade (“bragging or boasting”), from Italian bravata, from verb bravare (“brag, boast”), from bravo. Compare bravura.

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Forms

bravados, bravadoing, bravadoed, bravadoed

regular · Lesson

Base form	bravado · to bravado
3rd person singular	bravados
Present participle	bravadoing
Past simple	bravadoed
Past participle	bravadoed

Tenses

bravado · bravadoed · will bravado · have bravadoed

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	bravado
he, she, it	bravados

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have bravadoed
he, she, it	has bravadoed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will bravado

Past simpleLesson

all persons

bravadoed

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

brat bratty bratwurst braveA2 bravelyB1

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