brag
verb/bræɡ/
/bræɡ/
[intransitive, transitive] (disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they brag | /bræɡ/ /bræɡ/ |
| he / she / it brags | /bræɡz/ /bræɡz/ |
| past simple bragged | /bræɡd/ /bræɡd/ |
| past participle bragged | /bræɡd/ /bræɡd/ |
| -ing form bragging | /ˈbræɡɪŋ/ /ˈbræɡɪŋ/ |
- brag (to somebody) (about/of something) | brag that… | + speech to talk too proudly about something you own or something you have done synonym boast
- He bragged to his friends about the crime.
- I’m not bragging but I think I did very well in the interview.
- They repeatedly bragged that one of their men was responsible for the shooting.
Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘boastful’): of unknown origin (French braguer is recorded only later).Want to learn more?
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