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to brag excessively

to brag excessively

6.2
To talk too proudly about yourself or what you have done
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : presumir
  • You don't need to brag excessively to prove your talent; let your work speak for itself.

Examples

  • He tended to brag excessively about his minor accomplishments at every opportunity.

  • People started to avoid her because she would brag excessively during conversations.

  • He loves to brag excessively about his new car.

  • Why does she always brag excessively at parties?

  • He tends to brag excessively about his promotions at work, making his colleagues feel uncomfortable.

  • After winning the award, she would brag excessively about her achievements to anyone who would listen.

  • It's tiring to listen to him brag excessively about his athletic skills after every game.

Synonyms

to brag
vsto brag excessively
191 2.7

To talk in a proud way about yourself or what you have

is more about strong exaggeration of pride than plain proud talk
to talk big
vsto brag excessively
  • Informal
8 7.8

To say you are more important or successful than you really are

is more focused on unjustified pride and heavy exaggeration of achievements
to toot your own horn
vsto brag excessively
  • Informal
7 7.5

To talk proudly about things you have done

tends to exaggerate pride more than simply reporting accomplishments
to crow about
vsto brag excessively
6 7.9

To brag in a way that annoys other people

centers on causing annoyance rather than emphasizing exaggerated self praise
to puff
vsto brag excessively
4 7.0

To act or speak in a proud, boastful way

is more exaggerated and focused on overstatement of achievements than self importance
to blow one's own trumpet
vsto brag excessively
  • UK
1 7.8

To talk proudly about your own abilities or achievements

is more exaggerated in pride and overstates abilities more often
to mog
vsto brag excessively
  • Slang
9.9

To brag about what you have done

emphasizes exaggerated pride and overstatement rather than only outward show
to trumpet one's achievements
vsto brag excessively
7.0

To talk proudly about your success in public

focuses more on exaggerated personal pride than merely public announcement

Antonyms

to understate
18 5.2

To make something seem smaller or less important than it really is

How Boastful

to brag excessively
6.2
to brag
191 2.7
to talk up
13 4.1

Surface Forms

brag excessively infinitive
bragged excessively past
bragged excessively past participle
bragging excessively present participle
brags excessively third person singular

Morphology

brag + excessively

The phrase combines the clear verb 'brag' (to speak proudly about one's achievements) with the straightforward intensifier 'excessively' (to an extreme degree), so the overall meaning is directly derivable from its parts. This is a regular compositional pattern (verb + degree adverb) found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.

Etymology

Brag excessively gives a simple picture: the word brag, meaning to talk about how great you are, and excessively, meaning too much, make you imagine someone who keeps saying their successes loudly until people walk away. So, it means 'to boast' or be 'too proud' in an exaggerated way.