boast
/bəʊst/verb
उच्चारण बोस्ट
डींग मारना; गर्व से रखना
Core word
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[I, T]
to talk with too much pride about something that you have or can do; to have something that is impressive and that you can be proud of
डींग मारना; गर्व से रखना
- He boasts about his marks.
- The city boasts a fine museum.
- Kabir loves to boast that he never studies and still gets good marks.
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- The hotel boasts a swimming pool and a spa.
- It is rude to boast of your wealth.
Synonyms brag show off crow possess have
Opposite be modest
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
boast about / of sth
Use boast about or boast of before the thing you are proud of. Boast about is more common in speech.
जिस बात पर गर्व हो उससे पहले boast about या boast of आता है। बोलचाल में boast about अधिक आम है।
- He is always boasting about his marks.
- She boasted of her high rank in the exam.
boast that + clause / boast to sb
Boast can take a that-clause. The listener, if named, follows with to: boast to his friends.
Boast के बाद that-clause आ सकता है। श्रोता का नाम हो तो उसके साथ to आता है: boast to his friends।
- He boasted to his friends that he had topped the exam.
- Aman boasts that he can solve any puzzle.
boast sth (formal) = to have a good feature
In formal writing, a place or thing boasts something impressive that it has. The subject is not a person.
औपचारिक लेखन में कोई स्थान या वस्तु अपनी प्रभावशाली विशेषता को boast करती है। कर्ता व्यक्ति नहीं होता।
- The city boasts several fine museums.
- The college boasts a library of ten thousand books.
boast (noun): make a boast / an idle boast
A boast is a statement showing pride. It is countable: an empty boast, a proud boast.
'Boast' गर्व दिखाने वाला कथन है। यह countable है: an empty boast, a proud boast।
- His boast that he never studied was untrue.
- It was no idle boast; she really won.
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adverb + boast
proudlyloudlyopenlyconstantlyfalsely
- He proudly boasted of his father's job.
boast + noun (feature)
a librarya stadiuma populationfacilitiesa view
- The school boasts excellent sports facilities.
noun + boast
idleemptyproudcommonfrequent
- It was an empty boast and everyone knew it.
boast + of / about / that
boast ofboast aboutboast thatboast to
- She boasted that she had read all the novels.
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- Do not boast about your success; let people discover it themselves.
अपनी सफलता के बारे में डींग मत मारो; लोगों को स्वयं जानने दो।
- The village boasts one of the oldest temples in the district.
गाँव में ज़िले के सबसे पुराने मंदिरों में से एक है।
- He boasted that he could finish the paper in an hour.
उसने डींग मारी कि वह एक घंटे में पर्चा पूरा कर सकता है।
- Radhika never boasts, though she is the best in the class.
राधिका कभी डींग नहीं मारती, हालाँकि वह कक्षा में सर्वश्रेष्ठ है।
- The company boasts a staff of five hundred engineers.
कंपनी के पास पाँच सौ इंजीनियरों का कर्मचारी दल है।
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✗ He boasts for his rich uncle.
✓ He boasts about his rich uncle.
The preposition after boast is about or of, not for.
boast के बाद preposition about या of आता है, for नहीं।
✗ She boasted me that she would win.
✓ She boasted to me that she would win.
Boast needs to before the listener.
सुनने वाले से पहले boast के साथ to आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean to talk with pride, but differ in tone and in how others judge it.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ गर्व से बोलने के लिए हैं, पर लहजे और दूसरों के निर्णय में अंतर है।
To talk with too much pride, which others find annoying.
आवश्यकता से अधिक गर्व से बोलना, जो दूसरों को खटकता है।
- He boasts about his rank.
More informal than boast; usually about a personal success.
Boast से अधिक informal; प्रायः व्यक्तिगत सफलता के बारे में।
- She likes to brag about her new phone.
To walk or behave in a proud, show-off way, rather than only talk.
केवल बोलना नहीं, बल्कि अकड़ और दिखावे से चलना या व्यवहार करना।
- He swaggered into the room.
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§Grammar and usage
Boast about or of sth; usage: boast also means have something impressive ('India boasts a rich heritage').
Boast about या of sth; प्रयोग में boast का अर्थ कुछ प्रभावशाली होना भी है ('India boasts a rich heritage')।