Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To act pretentiously, or in a snobbish manner; to swagger.

    важничатьvažničatʹ, зазнаватьсяzaznavatʹsja

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to act pretentiously:

Forms

gives oneself airs, giving oneself airs, gave oneself airs, given oneself airs
Base formgive oneself airs · to give oneself airs
3rd person singulargives oneself airs
Present participlegiving oneself airs
Past simplegave oneself airs
Past participlegiven oneself airs

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygive oneself airs
he, she, itgives oneself airs

Past simpleLesson

all personsgave oneself airs

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave given oneself airs
he, she, ithas given oneself airs

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill give oneself airs

Synonyms

1 synonyms
put on airs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
giveA1giveawayB2givenA2
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