boast – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of boast

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to boast
Participle: boasted
Gerund: boasting

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Iboast
youboast
he;she;itboasts
weboast
youboast
theyboast

Perfect

Ihave boasted
youhave boasted
he;she;ithas boasted
wehave boasted
youhave boasted
theyhave boasted

Past

Iboasted
youboasted
he;she;itboasted
weboasted
youboasted
theyboasted

Pluperfect

Ihad boasted
youhad boasted
he;she;ithad boasted
wehad boasted
youhad boasted
theyhad boasted

Future

Iwill boast
youwill boast
he;she;itwill boast
wewill boast
youwill boast
theywill boast

Future Perfect

Iwill have boasted
youwill have boasted
he;she;itwill have boasted
wewill have boasted
youwill have boasted
theywill have boasted

Subjunctive

Present

Iboast
youboast
he;she;itboast
weboast
youboast
theyboast

Perfect

Ihave boasted
youhave boasted
he;she;ithave boasted
wehave boasted
youhave boasted
theyhave boasted

Imperfect

Iboasted
youboasted
he;she;itboasted
weboasted
youboasted
theyboasted

Pluperfect

Ihad boasted
youhad boasted
he;she;ithad boasted
wehad boasted
youhad boasted
theyhad boasted

Conditional

Present

Iwould boast
youwould boast
he;she;itwould boast
wewould boast
youwould boast
theywould boast

Perfect

Iwould have boasted
youwould have boasted
he;she;itwould have boasted
wewould have boasted
youwould have boasted
theywould have boasted

Imperative

youboast
weLet's boast
youboast

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam boasting
youare boasting
he;she;itis boasting
weare boasting
youare boasting
theyare boasting

Perfect

Ihave been boasting
youhave been boasting
he;she;ithas been boasting
wehave been boasting
youhave been boasting
theyhave been boasting

Past

Iwas boasting
youwere boasting
he;she;itwas boasting
wewere boasting
youwere boasting
theywere boasting

Pluperfect

Ihad been boasting
youhad been boasting
he;she;ithad been boasting
wehad been boasting
youhad been boasting
theyhad been boasting

Future

Iwill be boasting
youwill be boasting
he;she;itwill be boasting
wewill be boasting
youwill be boasting
theywill be boasting

Future Perfect

Iwill have been boasting
youwill have been boasting
he;she;itwill have been boasting
wewill have been boasting
youwill have been boasting
theywill have been boasting

Conditional

Present

Iwould be boasting
youwould be boasting
he;she;itwould be boasting
wewould be boasting
youwould be boasting
theywould be boasting

Perfect

Iwould have been boasting
youwould have been boasting
he;she;itwould have been boasting
wewould have been boasting
youwould have been boasting
theywould have been boasting

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'boast'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'boast'

beast, blast, boat, boost, bost, brast, coast, hoast, poast, roast,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brag
revel, gloat, blow, glory, exaggerate, crow, triumph, vaunt

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1265, from Anglo-Norm. bost, probably via Scand., from P.Gmc. *bausia "to blow up, puff up, swell" (cf. M.Du. bose, Du. boos "evil, wicked, angry," Ger. böse "evil, bad, angry"), from PIE *bhou-, var. of base *bheu- "to grow, swell."
2. From Middle English bosten, from bost (“boast, glory, noise, arrogance, presumption, pride, vanity”), probably of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bausuz (“inflated, swollen, puffed up, proud, arrogant, bad”).
3. Cognate with Scots bost, boist (“to threaten, brag, boast”), Anglo-Norman bost (“ostentation”) (from Germanic). Related to Norwegian baus (“proud, bold, daring”), dialectal German baustern (“to swell”), German böse (“evil, bad, angry”), Dutch boos (“evil, wicked, angry”), West Frisian boas (“bad, wicked, angry, shrewd, clever”). Compare also dialectal Norwegian bausta, busta (“to rush onward, make a noise”). Possible doublet of boost.
4. Compare typologically puffy, Russian напы́щенный (napýščennyj), наду́тый (nadútyj). See: Middle English 'bosten', Scots 'bost', German, old spelling 'baustern'.

Sample Sentences

  • The state-room had grown pretty fast; but by this time it had expanded into something quite bulky, and almost boasted a bay-window to view the sea from. So we went upon deck again in high spirits; and there, everything was in such a state of bustle and active preparation, that the blood quickened its pace, and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)