Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - boast
Boast
boast
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.
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English boost Date: 14th century the act or an instance of ~ing ; brag, a cause for pride, ~ful adjective ~fully adverb ~fulness noun II. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb to puff oneself up in speech ; speak vaingloriously, glory, exult, transitive verb to speak of or assert with excessive pride, 2. to possess and often call attention to (something that is a source of pride) , have, contain , ~er noun Synonyms: see: ~ III. transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1823 to shape (stone) roughly in sculpture and stonecutting as a preliminary to finer work ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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