CEFR A2

vaunt

noun

Meaning

vaunt means a boast; an instance of vaunting. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses vaunt to mean a boast; an instance of vaunting.
The teacher asked students to find vaunt in the reading.

Synonyms: boast, brag

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vaunt (A2)

noun

Pronunciation: /vɑːnt/

Definition

vaunt means a boast; an instance of vaunting. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses vaunt to mean a boast; an instance of vaunting.
The teacher asked students to find vaunt in the reading.
Check the words around vaunt to choose the right meaning.

How to Use vaunt

a/the vaunt (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a vaunt."
vaunt in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked vaunt in context before translating it."

Synonyms of vaunt

Words with a similar meaning to vaunt:

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