boast
/boʊst/ verb B1- To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
- [with about or of] To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
- To play a boast shot.
- To possess (a special and desirable quality). · The hotel boasts one of the best views of the sea.· His family boasted a famous name.
He/she/it boasts · Past boasted · Past participle boasted · -ing form boasting
Verb forms
- Base form
- boast
- He/she/it
- boasts
- Past
- boasted
- Past participle
- boasted
- -ing form
- boasting
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They soon began to boast of their respective superiority to each other in strength and prowess.
A BEAR boasted very much of his philanthropy, saying that of all animals he was the most tender in his regard for man, for he had such respect for him that he would not even touch his dead body.
## The Boasting Traveler
A MAN who had traveled in foreign lands boasted very much, on returning to his own country, of the many wonderful and heroic feats he had performed in the different places he had visited.
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