boast

🇺🇸 /bəʊst/ 🇬🇧 /bəʊst/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-B2
verb
C1

to talk proudly about something you have or can do

He likes to boast about his new car to everyone.

C1

to have something good or impressive

The park boasts a beautiful lake and playground.

noun
R

something you say to show pride in yourself or what you have

Her boast about winning the race made her friends smile.

translation

v. to talk proudly about something you have or can do; to have something good or impressive
n. something you say to show pride in yourself or what you have

Word Forms

3rd Present boasts
Progressive boasting
Past boasted
Perfect boasted
Plural boasts