pride
//pɹaɪd//
Forms
- Plural
- prides
- present (v1)
- pride
- past (v2)
- prided
- past participle (v3)
- prided
- present participle
- priding
- 3rd person singular
- prides
Definitions
1.The quality or state of being proud.
- He takes great pride in his work.
- He had pride of ownership in his department.
- He swelled with pride as he held the trophy. His family watched with pride from the bleachers.
2.Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment that reflects such an attitude (of haughtiness); arrogance.
- Pride goeth before the fall.
3.Something or someone of which one is proud; that which is the source of self-congratulation and self-esteem (whether reasonable or arrogant), for example
- Her long ginger hair is her pride.
- My children's accomplishments are my pride.
- And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
4.Show; ostentation; glory.
- Pride, pomp and circumstance of glorious war.
1.To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
- I pride myself on being a good judge of character.
- RAIB prides itself on being able to send any of its inspectors to site with sufficient investigative skills and technical knowledge to gather evidence for any type of accident.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3083
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
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.