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{
"term": "boast",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "boast",
"heSheIt": "boasts"
},
"pastSimple": "boasted",
"pastParticiple": "boasted",
"ingForm": "boasting"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to talk in a way that shows you are too proud of something that you have or can do",
"sensetop": "boast about somethingboast of somethingboast that…+ speech",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages."
},
{
"text": "She is always boasting about how wonderful her children are.",
"contextForm": "boast about something"
},
{
"text": "He openly boasted of his skill as a burglar.",
"contextForm": "boast of something"
},
{
"text": "Sam boasted that she could beat anyone at poker.",
"contextForm": "boast that…"
},
{
"text": "Hay's booksellers justifiably boast that they cater for all tastes."
},
{
"text": "‘I won!’ she boasted.",
"contextForm": "+ speech"
}
],
"topics": ["Success", "Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["openly"],
"preposition": ["about", "of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to have something that is impressive",
"sensetop": "boast something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The hotel also boasts two swimming pools and a golf course."
},
{
"text": "Rhodes boasts 300 days of sunshine a year."
},
{
"text": "This is a region which proudly boasts its own distinct culture."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["proudly"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/bəʊst/",
"audio": "bo/boast/boast__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/bəʊsts/",
"audio": "bo/boast/boasts__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbəʊstɪd/",
"audio": "bo/boast/boasted__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbəʊstɪŋ/",
"audio": "bo/boast/boasting__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/bəʊst/",
"audio": "bo/boast/boast__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/bəʊsts/",
"audio": "bo/boast/boasts__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbəʊstɪd/",
"audio": "bo/boast/boasted__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbəʊstɪŋ/",
"audio": "bo/boast/boasting__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English (as a noun): of unknown origin."
}