transcription, транскрипция: [ boʊst ]
( boasts, boasting, boasted)
1.
If someone boasts about something that they have done or that they own, they talk about it very proudly, in a way that other people may find irritating or offensive.
Witnesses said Furci boasted that he took part in killing them...
Carol boasted about her costume...
He’s boasted of being involved in the arms theft...
We remember our mother’s stern instructions not to boast.
VERB : V that , V about/of n / -ing , V about/of n / -ing , V , also V with quote [ disapproval ]
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Boast is also a noun.
It is the charity’s proud boast that it has never yet turned anyone away...
N-COUNT : oft N that , N prep
2.
If someone or something can boast a particular achievement or possession, they have achieved or possess that thing.
The houses will boast the latest energy-saving technology...
VERB : V n