brag

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈbɹeɪ̯ɡ/ UK /ˈbɹæɡ/ See IPA manual

Freq #9702

Meanings

1

verb
To talk with too much pride about what you have or have done.

He kept bragging about his new car all evening.
2

noun
Boastful talk; the act of bragging.

His constant brag about his grades annoyed everyone.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to talk with too much pride... boast bluster

2 noun · boastful talk; the act of... crow

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Forms braggedbraggingbrags

Derived forms bragless

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Brag was a good dog, but Holdfast was better

Etymology

From Middle English braggen (“to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully”) of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the Middle English adjective brag (“prideful; spirited”), which is probably of Celtic origin; or from Old Norse bragr (“best; foremost; poetry”); or through Old English from Old Norse braka (“to creak”).

braggen Middle English bragr Old Norse braka Old Norse

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# brag

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈbɹeɪ̯ɡ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbɹæɡ/
**Frequency rank:** 9702

## Meanings
1. To talk with too much pride about what you have or have done.
2. Boastful talk; the act of bragging.

## Examples
- He kept bragging about his new car all evening.
- His constant brag about his grades annoyed everyone.

## Derived Forms
- bragless

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: braggen
- Root: bragr
- Root: braka

## Etymology
From Middle English braggen (“to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully”) of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the Middle English adjective brag (“prideful; spirited”), which is probably of Celtic origin; or from Old Norse bragr (“best; foremost; poetry”); or through Old English from Old Norse braka (“to creak”).

## AI Etymology
Brag comes from Middle English braggen (“to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully”) of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the Middle English adjective brag (“prideful; spirited”), which is probably of Celtic origin; or from Old Norse bragr (“best; foremost; poetry”); or through Old English from Old Norse braka (“to creak”).

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