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brag on

brag on verb: to speak with pride on behalf of (someone else); to boast of the accomplishments of (someone else).

Verb

brag on (third-person singular simple present brags on, present participle bragging on, simple past and past participle bragged on)

  1. To speak with pride on behalf of (someone else); to boast of the accomplishments of (someone else).
    • I get very tired of parents who constantly brag on their children.

Forms of brag on

third-person singular presentbrags on
present participlebragging on
past participlebragged on
pastbragged on

Questions about brag on

What does brag on mean?
Brag on means to speak with pride on behalf of (someone else); to boast of the accomplishments of (someone else).
What part of speech is brag on?
Brag on is a verb.
What is the past tense of brag on?
The past tense of brag on is bragged on.

Words near brag on in the dictionary

  1. Braford
  2. Brafords
  3. brag
  4. brag book
  5. brag books
  6. brag on
  7. brag sheet
  8. brag sheets
  9. Braga
  10. bragability
  11. Braganza

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