"brag on" meaning in All languages combined

See brag on on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: brags on [present, singular, third-person], bragging on [participle, present], bragged on [participle, past], bragged on [past]
Head templates: {{en-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).
    Sense id: en-brag_on-en-verb-38v2FYqi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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