Boasted

Boasted is the past tense and past participle of the verb boast. To boast means to talk with excessive pride about oneself, one’s achievements, possessions, or abilities, or to claim something confidently in a way that highlights merit. In descriptive or journalistic use, boast can describe a feature or attribute of a person or place, not only the act of bragging. For example, “The city boasted a university and a museum” presents a factual feature rather than a moral judgment.

Etymology traces the word to Old English and other Germanic roots, with cognates in related languages. The sense of asserting or taking pride in one’s attributes has long been part of the term, and modern English uses it in both bragging contexts and neutral descriptive contexts.

Usage and grammar notes

- Boast is typically intransitive with about or of: “They boasted about their achievements” or “The project boasted a large budget.”

- It can be transitive in older or literary usage: “The collection boasted a rare manuscript.”

- The simple past form is boasted, and the present participle is boasting. The noun form boast refers to a proud claim or the thing that is being vaunted (e.g., “a boast of success”).

Related terms

- Boastful (adjective): inclined to brag or show pride.

- Boasting (noun or present participle): the act or instance of bragging; the feature itself may be described as boasting in a neutral sense.

In summary, boasted reflects a completed assertion of pride or a described attribute, with nuances ranging from neutral description to overt bragging depending on context.

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