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# brag

verb (brag, brags, bragged, bragging); noun (a brag)

«brag» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To brag is to talk proudly about yourself, what you have or what you did, in a way that annoys others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brag/#m1)
2. A brag is such a boast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brag/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in friendship stories and lessons about kindness and good manners; phrases «brag about», «bragging rights».

### Examples

- Stop bragging about your new bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brag/#x1)
- He bragged that he scored all the goals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brag/#x2)
- Nobody likes it when you brag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brag/#x3)
- The winners had bragging rights for a week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brag/#x4)
- She never brags, even though she is top of the class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brag/#x5)
- «I'm the fastest!» was his usual brag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brag/#x6)
- Boasters brag most when they cannot be detected. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brag/#x7)

### Note

Double the g: bragged, bragging. Similar: boast, show off. A person who brags is a braggart (old) or «show-off».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «brag» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brag/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«brag» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brag.html) on Mova free.