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pride

UK/pɹaɪd/ US/pɹaɪd/ common
noun (5) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

satisfaction with your (or another''s) achievements

  • “he takes pride in his son”
3.

the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards

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4.

a group of lions

5.

unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)

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verb

1.

be proud of

  • “He prides himself on making it into law school”
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Origin

From Middle English pryde, pride, from Old English prȳde, prȳte (“pride”) (compare Old Norse prýði (“bravery, pomp”)), derivative of Old English prūd (“proud”). More at proud. The verb derives from the noun, at least since the 12th century.

Phrases

  • Christmas pride
  • eat one's pride
  • gay pride
  • in one's pride
  • in pride
  • London pride
  • mountain pride
  • point of pride

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