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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024boast1 /boʊst/USA pronunciation v. - to speak (of someone or something) with exaggeration and too much pride, esp. about oneself: [no object]He was always boasting.[~ + of/about + object]boasting about his law school.[~ + that clause]boasted that he had won every track award in school.
- [~ + object] to be proud to own or have;
be lucky to possess: The town boasts two new schools.
n. [countable] - a thing boasted of;
a cause for pride:It was my boast that I never missed a day of work. - instances of exaggerated speech or bragging:empty boasts.
boast•er, n. [countable] boast•ful, adj. boast•ful•ly, adv. boast•ful•ness, n. [uncountable]boast•ing•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024boast1 (bōst),USA pronunciation v.i. - to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, esp. about oneself.
- to speak with pride (often fol. by of ):He boasted of his family's wealth.
v.t. - to speak of with excessive pride or vanity:He boasts himself a genius.
- to be proud in the possession of:The town boasts a new school.
n. - a thing boasted of;
a cause for pride:Talent is his boast. It is her boast that she has never betrayed a friend. - exaggerated or objectionable speech;
bragging:empty boasts and threats.
- Middle English bost (noun, nominal), bosten (verb, verbal), of uncertain origin, originally 1250–1300
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Boast, brag imply vocal self-praise or claims to superiority over others. Boast usually refers to a particular ability, possession, etc., that may be one of such kind as to justify a good deal of pride:He boasts of his ability as a singer.Brag, a more colloquial term, usually suggests a more ostentatious and exaggerated boasting but less well-founded:He brags loudly of his marksmanship.
boast2 (bōst),USA pronunciation v.t. [Masonry.]- Buildingto dress or shape (stone) roughly.
- of uncertain origin, originally 1815–25
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024boast•ful (bōst′fəl),USA pronunciation adj. - given to or characterized by boasting.
- Middle English bostful. See boast1, -ful 1275–1325
conceited, cocky, pompous, cocksure, vainglorious, egotistical. |