BOAST

Meaning of BOAST in English

[noun] [C] [disapproving]It is her proud boast that she has never missed a single episode of the soap opera. [+ that clause]His claim to be a great director was only an empty boast (= He said it to make himself seem more important).

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

BOAST — I. ˈbōst noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English boost, bost; probably akin to Old English bȳl boil, Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOAST — (v. t.) To possess or have; as, to boast a name.
Английский словарь Webster
BOAST — (v. i.) To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give others a …
Английский словарь Webster
BOAST — ( v. t. ) To possess or have; as, to boast a name.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOAST — ( v. i. ) To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOAST — boast 1 — boastingly , adv. — boastless , adj. /bohst/ , v.i. 1. to speak with exaggeration and excessive …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOAST — I. ˈbōst noun Etymology: Middle English boost Date: 14th century 1. : the act or an instance of boasting : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOAST — vt to display vaingloriously. 2. boast ·noun act of boasting; vaunting or bragging. 3. boast ·vt to possess or have; …
Webster English vocab
BOAST — [boast] n [ME boost] (14c) 1: the act or an instance of boasting: brag 2: a cause for pride -- …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOAST — boast BrE AmE bəʊst AmE boʊst ▷ boasted ˈbəʊst ɪd -əd AmE ˈboʊst- ▷ boasting/ly ˈbəʊst ɪŋ /li AmE ˈboʊst- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOAST — / bəʊst; NAmE boʊst/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. boast (about / of sth) to talk with too much …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOAST — I. boast 1 /bəʊst $ boʊst/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: bost 'boasting' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOAST — ( boasts, boasting, boasted) 1. If someone boasts about something that they have done or that they own, they talk …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOAST — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If someone ~s about something that they have done or that they own, they talk about …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BOAST — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB also ▪ The Ti'Ko range is not only remarkable for its price, it …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOAST — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ proud ▪ empty , idle VERB + BOAST ▪ make PREPOSITION ▪ ~ about ▪ a …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BOAST — See ↑ BOAST 1, ↑ HAVE/NOT HAVE 4
Longman Activator English vocab
BOAST — INDEX: 1. to boast about something 2. someone who boasts a lot RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ MODEST to behave in …
Longman Activator English vocab
BOAST — n. 25B6; verb his mother had been boasting about him : BRAG, crow, swagger, swank, gloat, show off; exaggerate, overstate; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOAST — I 1. сущ. 1) хвастовство empty, idle, vain boast ≈ пустое хвастовство proud boast ≈ бахвальство Syn : vainglory, brag, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOAST — boast.ogg _I 1. bəʋst n 1. хвастовство, похвальба empty boast - пустое хвастовство to make boast of smth. - хвастаться …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOAST — хвастать(ся) (of, about; that); not much to boast of нечем похвастать(ся) гордиться; to boast smth. быть счастливым обладателем чего-л. грубо …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BOAST — _I 1. bəʋst n 1. хвастовство, похвальба empty boast - пустое хвастовство to make boast of smth. - хвастаться /похваляться/ …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BOAST — I bəust 1. сущ. 1) хвастовство empty, idle, vain boast — пустое хвастовство proud boast — бахвальство Syn: vainglory , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BOAST — I [¤†Ќ©«] boast.wav 1. сущ. 1) хвастовство empty, idle, vain boast — пустое хвастовство proud boast — бахвальство Syn: vainglory, brag, crow, gloat, pride, strut, vaunt, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BOAST — _I 1. _n. 1> хвастовство 2> предмет гордости; to make boast of smth. - хвастать(ся) чем-л.; great boast, small roast …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BOAST — I 1. n. 1. хвастовство 2. предмет гордости; to make boast of smth. - хвастать(ся) чем-л.; great boast, small roast …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BOAST — хвастать(ся) (of, about; that); not much to boast of нечем похвастать(ся) гордиться; to boast smth. быть счастливым обладателем чего-л. грубо обтесывать камень; придавать …
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BOAST — _I bəust 1. _n. 1> хвастовство 2> предмет гордости; to make boast of smth. хвастать(ся) чем-л.; great boast, small roast …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BOAST — I 1. сущ. 1) хвастовство empty, idle, vain boast ≈ пустое хвастовство proud boast ≈ бахвальство Syn : vainglory, brag, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOAST — v. fanfaronar (-ada); glorificar
English interlingue dictionary
BOAST — hambog;manghambog;pangandak
English-Visayan vocabulary
BOAST — I. noun Etymology: Middle English boost Date: 14th century the act or an instance of ~ing ; brag , a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BOAST — (n.) The cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, -- sometimes of laudable pride or exultation.
Английский словарь Webster
BOAST — (n.) Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging.
Английский словарь Webster
BOAST — (v. t.) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form …
Английский словарь Webster
BOAST — (v. t.) To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.
Английский словарь Webster
BOAST — (v. t.) To display vaingloriously.
Английский словарь Webster
BOAST — (v. t.) To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; …
Английский словарь Webster
BOAST — (v. i.) To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.
Английский словарь Webster
BOAST — ( v. t. ) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOAST — ( v. t. ) To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOAST — ( v. t. ) To display vaingloriously.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOAST — ( v. t. ) To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOAST — ( v. i. ) To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOAST — ( n. ) The cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, -- sometimes of laudable pride or exultation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOAST — ( n. ) Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOAST — v. brag, exaggerate about oneself
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BOAST — n. act of bragging, something bragged about
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BOAST — n. Function: transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1823 : to shape (stone) roughly in sculpture and stonecutting as a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BOAST — n. Function: intransitive verb Date: 14th century 1 : to puff oneself up in speech : speak vaingloriously 2 archaic …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BOAST — n. Pronunciation: ' b ō st Function: noun Etymology: Middle English boost Date: 14th century 1 : the act or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BOAST — ~ 1 ■ verb 1》 talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about oneself. 2》 possess (a feature that is a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BOAST — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. declare one's achievements, possessions, or abilities with indulgent pride and satisfaction. 2 tr. own …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOAST — v. & n. v. 1 intr. declare one's achievements, possessions, or abilities with indulgent pride and satisfaction. 2 tr. own …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOAST — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. declare one's achievements, possessions, or abilities with indulgent pride and satisfaction. 2 tr. own …
Oxford English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BOAST — I . v. n. Brag, vaunt, gasconade, vapor, bluster, crow, crack, flourish, exalt one's self, magnify one's self, give one's …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOAST — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
BOAST — I n. 1) to make a ~ 2) an empty, idle, vain; proud ~ II v. 1) to ~ idly; …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
BOAST — n. 1 brag, bragging They did not make good their boasts of being the fastest in the competition v. 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BOAST — boats
Anagrams English vocabulary

Cambridge English vocab

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