BOAST


Meaning of BOAST in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ proud

▪ empty , idle

VERB + BOAST

▪ make

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ about

a ~ he made about his achievements

▪ ~ of

her ~ of having seen all the countries of Africa

II.

verb

1 talk with too much pride

ADVERB

▪ openly

PREPOSITION

▪ about , of

He openly ~ed of his talents.

2 have sth good/impressive

ADVERB

▪ proudly

This is a region which proudly ~s its own distinct culture.

Boast is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ hotel

Boast is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ array , ↑ collection , ↑ standard , ↑ turnover , ↑ view

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .