boasted
- 1Simple past and past participle of boast.
The mayor boasted that the new bridge would outlast every other in the state.
The town had long boasted some of the finest public gardens in the region.
Note
One spelling does double duty. Alone it is the simple past (the mayor boasted); after have or had it is the past participle (the town had long boasted). The construction tells the meanings apart. Bragging takes about or of, as in he boasted of his wins, while the sense of possessing something desirable takes a plain object: the hotel boasted a rooftop pool. Stonemasons also speak of stone boasted with a broad chisel.
boasted is a form of boast
boast, verb: To talk loudly and proudly about oneself in order to impress others. Full entry
- Spelling
- boast → boasted: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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