Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - boast
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Boast
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~1 v 1 to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions because you want to make other people admire you ("I can do better than any of them." she boasted.) + abou (I'm fed up hearing Jan boast about her new job.) + of (He enjoyed boasting of his wealth.) boast that (She was boasting that she could speak six languages fluently.) 2 if a place, object, or organization boasts a good feature, it has that good feature (Few teams can boast such a good record in European football. | The hotel boasts the finest view in Wales.) - boaster n ~2 n 1 something that you like telling people because you are proud of it (One of her proudest boasts is that her daughter is a doctor.) 2 no idle boast used to say that something is not a boast but that it is true
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(boasts, boasting, boasted) 1. If someone boasts about something that they have done or that they own, they talk about it very proudly, in a way that other people may find irritating or offensive. Witnesses said Furci boasted that he took part in killing them... Carol boasted about her costume... He’s boasted of being involved in the arms theft... We remember our mother’s stern instructions not to boast. VERB: V that, V about/of n/-ing, V about/of n/-ing, V, also V with quote c darkgreen]disapproval • Boast is also a noun. It is the charity’s proud boast that it has never yet turned anyone away... N-COUNT: oft N that, N prep 2. If someone or something can boast a particular achievement or possession, they have achieved or possess that thing. The houses will boast the latest energy-saving technology... VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English boost Date: 14th century 1. the act or an instance of ~ing ; brag 2. a cause for pride • ~ful adjective • ~fully adverb • ~fulness noun II. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to puff oneself up in speech ; speak vaingloriously 2. archaic glory, exult transitive verb 1. to speak of or assert with excessive pride 2. a. to possess and often call attention to (something that is a source of pride) ~s a new stadium b. have, contain a room ~ing no more than a desk and a chair • ~er noun Synonyms: ~, brag, vaunt, crow mean to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments. ~ often suggests ostentation and exaggeration ~s of every trivial success, but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride the town ~s one of the best museums in the area. brag suggests crudity and artlessness in glorifying oneself bragging of their exploits. vaunt usually connotes more pomp and bombast than ~ and less crudity or naivete than brag vaunted his country's military might. crow usually implies exultant ~ing or bragging crowed after winning the championship. III. transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1823 to shape (stone) roughly in sculpture and stonecutting as a preliminary to finer work ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. 1 intr. declare one's achievements, possessions, or abilities with indulgent pride and satisfaction. 2 tr. own or have as something praiseworthy etc. (the hotel boasts magnificent views). --n. 1 an act of boasting. 2 something one is proud of. Derivatives boaster n. boastingly adv. Etymology: ME f. AF bost, of unkn. orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. хвастовство, похвальба emply boast —- пустое хвастовство to make boast of smth. —- хвастаться чем-л 2. предмет гордости the baby is her boast —- ребенок - предмет ее гордости 3. хвастать, хвастаться, похваляться not much to boast of —- похвастать нечем 4. гордиться the town boasts its gardens —- город гордится своими садами 5. грубо обтесывать (камень) 6. удар за боковую линию (в теннисе) 7. послать мяч за боковую линию (в теннисе) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I 1. noun 1) хвастовство 2) предмет гордости to make boast of smth. - хвастать(ся) чем-л. great boast, small roast prov. - похвальбы много, толку мало Syn: brag, crow, gloat, pride, strut, vaunt Ant: belittle, minimize, underrate 2. v. 1) хвастать(ся) (of, about; that) not much to boast of - нечем похвастать(ся) I do hate the way Bill boasts about his new car. Bill boosts of owning the biggest car in the neighbourhood. 2) гордиться to boast smth. - быть счастливым обладателем чего-л. II v. грубо обтесывать камень ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1265, from Anglo-Norm. bost, probably via Scand., from P.Gmc. *bausia, from PIE *bhou-, var. of base *bheu- "to grow, swell." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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