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Women now influence the majority of consumer purchases. It is women's votes that will secure victory at the next election, hence the altogether delicious spectacle of Messrs Brown and Cameron vying to tell stories about broken nights and childcare as men once boasted of goals scored or pheasants bagged.
Allison Pearson

Meaning of "boasted" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOASTED

boasted  [ˈbəʊstɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOASTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Boasted is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BOASTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Boasting

Boasting or bragging is the act of making an ostentatious speech. It is considered a vice by such major religious groups as Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Boasting has also been studied by such evolutionary psychologists as Robert Wright, and can involve magnifying an accomplishment out of proportion to its importance.

Definition of boasted in the English dictionary

The definition of boasted in the dictionary is vaunted.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOASTED


adjusted
əˈdʒʌstɪd
blasted
ˈblɑːstɪd
contested
kənˈtɛstɪd
dry-roasted
ˌdraɪˈrəʊstɪd
enlisted
ɪnˈlɪstɪd
exhausted
ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd
frosted
ˈfrɒstɪd
interested
ˈɪntrɪstɪd
nested
ˈnɛstɪd
posted
ˈpəʊstɪd
rested
ˈrɛstɪd
signposted
ˈsaɪnˌpəʊstɪd
spit-roasted
ˈspɪtrəʊstɪd
trusted
ˈtrʌstɪd
twisted
ˈtwɪstɪd
unposted
ʌnˈpəʊstɪd
unroasted
ʌnˈrəʊstɪd
vested
ˈvɛstɪd
wasted
ˈweɪstɪd
worsted
ˈwʊstɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOASTED

boardsailor
boardwalk
boarfish
boarhound
boarish
boarishly
boarishness
boart
Boas
boast
boaster
boastful
boastfully
boastfulness
boasting
boastingly
boastless
boat
boat deck
boat drill

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOASTED

busted
casted
chicken-breasted
congested
crested
disgusted
double-breasted
flabbergasted
flat-chested
forested
infested
rusted
single-breasted
single-masted
unballasted
unbasted
undermasted
unlisted
untasted
unwasted

Synonyms and antonyms of boasted in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BOASTED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «boasted» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of boasted

Translation of «boasted» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOASTED

Find out the translation of boasted to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of boasted from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «boasted» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吹嘘
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jactanciosa
570 millions of speakers

English

boasted
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दावा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تفاخر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хваленое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alardeada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গর্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vantée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berbangga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gerühmten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自慢
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자랑하던
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Boasted
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tự hào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெருமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बढाई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

övünen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vantata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chwalił
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хвалена
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fălesc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολυδιαφημισμένη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gespog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skröt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skrøt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of boasted

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOASTED»

The term «boasted» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.578 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOASTED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about boasted

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2 QUOTES WITH «BOASTED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word boasted.
1
Allison Pearson
Women now influence the majority of consumer purchases. It is women's votes that will secure victory at the next election, hence the altogether delicious spectacle of Messrs Brown and Cameron vying to tell stories about broken nights and childcare as men once boasted of goals scored or pheasants bagged.
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Thomas Traherne
Happiness was not made to be boasted, but enjoyed. Therefore tho others count me miserable, I will not believe them if I know and feel myself to be happy; nor fear them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOASTED»

Discover the use of boasted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boasted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Concordance to the Poems of Robert Browning
Oinos 34 Boasted. Abets them, — as he boasted, very like. .. 77.9 Straf. 1.2.194 " They boasted! Ecelin must turn their drudge, .. 146.83 So rd. 4.704 This boasted convoy, this day last year's crowd! 308.21 Colombe 1.131 That the one day it ...
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The British Harbinger
Harbinger, Fib 1, '67. fold conviction of my previous epistle. These, as ho seems to demand it, I must notice. 1. Ho wrote — " Being desirous to behold the man who recently boasted in his Harbinger that he had converted all the infidel ...
3
An Examination of the Principles and Boasted ...
Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time.
Charles Lloyd, 2012
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A suggestive commentary on the New Testament. St. Luke (St. ...
Jews boasted of God as God ; believers glory in God as a God in Christ. Jews boasted of God as their Lawgiver and King ; Believers boast in Him as in Christ their Law-fulfiller and Saviour. Jews boasted of God as giving them the law on Mount ...
William Howard Van Doren, Thomas Robinson, 1871
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The Hand-book of Household Science: A Popular Account of ...
Beef, fresh, lean, rare " steak Corn cake. Dumpling, apple.. Eggs, fresh Mutton, fresh Preparation. Boiled Boiled Boiled Boiled Fried Baw Broiled . . . Boiled Baw Baw Boiled Baw Broiled.... Boiled .... Boiled .... Baw Boasted. .. Boiled Boasted .
Edward Livingston Youmans, 1859
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An Examination of the Principles and Boasted ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Charles Lloyd, 2011
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The Concept of Mind
The statement 'he boasted from vanity' ought, on one view, to be construed as saying that he boasted and the cause of his boasting was the occurrence in him of a particular feeling or impulse of vanity'. On the other view, it is to be construed  ...
Gilbert Ryle, 1949
8
Job & the Gospel of Suffering
Paul said that he boasted in the face of the opposition to the work of Christ or at tribulation. He rejoiced i_n tribulation. The understanding of the word "in" must be considered. The Greek "EN" giving the English "in" indicates being in a place, ...
Robert Sydney Reyes, 2010
9
Reason and Action
dispositional character of an attitude when he said : The statement 'He boasted from vanity' ... is to be construed as saying 'He boasted on meeting the stranger and his doing so satisfied the law-like proposition that whenever he finds a chance ...
Bruce Aune, 1977
10
The universal Songster, or, museum of mirth: forming the ...
A SPANISH monarch once there was, of the paragon, His court was famed for etiquette, and he of Arragon; potentates was King He dearly loved each Spanish rule that ceremony» ~ boasted, And what he doated most on, next, were chestnuts ...
George Cruikshank, Robert Cruikshank, 1826

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOASTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boasted is used in the context of the following news items.
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Presidential Contender Jim Webb Almost Beat a Man to Death, Aide …
In a recent book, a former aide to the Democratic presidential contender recalls a belligerent, pugnacious egomaniac who boasted of a violent ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
2
New Horizons Returns to Normal After July 4 'Anomaly'
The October hurricane of 2005 boasted some maximum sustained winds of nearly 77 mph - more than enough to tear apart a 41-by-275-foot ... «Nature World News, Jul 15»
3
Taffy, Truffles and a Tour for the Tastebuds
“We have over 70 flavors,” boasted CEO Jason Glade, who said the company was started by his great-grandfather 100 years ago. “We scour ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
Amazon as an adult: 2 decades of online shopping
... of deals for Amazon Prime members, more deals even than on popular shopping day Black Friday, the company boasted in a release. «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jul 15»
5
How did the north of England end up with a single urban zone …
It boasted one of the largest and most splendid cathedrals in northern Europe, which was the seat of an archbishop the equal in law of his ... «CityMetric, Jul 15»
6
Report: Conor McGregor Needs to Drop 27 Pounds Ahead of UFC 189
He boasted about doing so at his most recent fight against Dennis Siver in January, saying at UFC Fight Night 59 weigh-ins, "That's 1-4-5, that's ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
7
Robot wars: Japan agrees to fight America in giant 'Battlebots' duel
While Kurata is more than obliged to take on his American challengers, he did tweak his opponents for the way they boasted about some of the ... «RT, Jul 15»
8
San Francisco — Whose Sanctuary?
In a press release last year, Mirkarimi boasted that a revision he made to his department's detainer policy “reduced the number of individuals ... «American Spectator, Jul 15»
9
Trump's Super PAC In a (Post Office) Box
Or is this an effort to provide some financial aid to the billionaire who has boasted that he will underwrite his own campaign for the Republican ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
10
Father of 2 hit, killed on motorcycle
Maddox boasted a long list of accomplishments. He was a retired major from the United States Air Force, an Eagle Scout, an author and had ... «Gaston Gazette, Jul 15»

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