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boast

/bəʊst/

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noun

/bəʊst/B2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее акт говорения с чрезмерной гордостью или самодовольством о своих достижениях, владениях или способностях.

A noun referring to an act of speaking with excessive pride or self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.

  1. Proud statementB1informal

    A statement in which someone expresses too much pride or satisfaction in their achievements, possessions, or abilities.

    ruХвастовство

    • His boast about winning the race annoyed his teammates.
    • She made a boast that she could finish the project in one day.
    • Empty boasts don't impress anyone.

    Synonymsbragbraggingself-praisevaunt

  2. Source of prideB2formal

    Something that a person, place, or thing is proud of having or being.

    ruПредмет гордости

    • The city's main boast is its beautiful cathedral.
    • Her greatest boast is her collection of rare books.
    • The restaurant's boast is its award-winning chef.

    Synonymsgemgloryjewelprideprizeshowpiecetreasure

    Antonymsdisgracedishonorshame

Forms
  • boasts plural form
  • boasts' possessive plural form
  • boast's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

/boʊst/B2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия, когда говорят с чрезмерной гордостью или самодовольством о своих достижениях, владениях или способностях.

A verb used to indicate the act of speaking with excessive pride or self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.

  1. Talk with excessive prideB1informal

    To speak with excessive pride about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.

    ruХвастаться

    • He always boasts about his expensive car.
    • She boasted that she had won the competition.
    • Stop boasting about your grades; it's annoying.

    Synonymsbragcrowgloatshow offswaggervaunt

    Antonymsbelittledeprecatedisparageunderstate

  2. Possess a desirable featureB2formal

    To have or own something impressive or desirable.

    ruОбладать

    • The hotel boasts a stunning view of the ocean.
    • The city boasts several world-class museums.
    • This restaurant boasts an award-winning chef.

    Synonymscontainenjoyfeaturehaveofferpossess

Forms
  • boasted past participle
  • boasted past simple
  • boasting present participle
  • boasts third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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