pride
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
prides
plural
prides
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRIDE
1
[noncount]
a
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a feeling that you respect yourself and deserve to be respected by other people
:
self-respect
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Being able to work again gave him his pride back.
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Getting caught cheating stripped him of his pride.
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Pride would not allow her to give up.
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It's a matter of pride that he does the work all by himself.
b
:
a feeling that you are more important or better than other people
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The novel is about a family consumed with pride and vanity.
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They needed help, but their pride wouldn't let them ask for it.
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I had to swallow my pride and admit I made a mistake.
2
a
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a feeling of happiness that you get when you or someone you know does something good, difficult, etc.
[noncount]
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The sight of her son holding the trophy filled her with pride. [=made her very proud]
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She spoke with pride [=she spoke proudly] about her son's achievements.
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She looked at her painting with pride. [=satisfaction]
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He takes pride in [=is proud of] his work.
[singular]
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He showed a great/immense pride in his family.
b
[singular]
:
a person or thing that makes you feel proud
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These young people are the pride of their community.
3
[count]
:
a group of lions
pride and joy
:
someone or something that makes you very proud and happy
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Our children are our pride and joy.
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The car is his pride and joy.
pride of place
:
the highest position or best place
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The Nobel Prize winner was given pride of place at the conference.
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The statue has pride of place in the center of town.
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A picture of their children took pride of place on the wall.
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a prideful [=proud] parent
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He was too prideful to accept their help.
— pridefully
adverb, US
2
pride
/ˈpraɪd/
verb
prides;
prided;
priding
2
pride
/ˈpraɪd/
verb
prides;
prided;
priding
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRIDE
pride yourself on
:
to be proud because of having (an ability, quality, etc.)
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I pride myself on my math skills. [=I am proud of my math skills]
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The restaurant prides itself on having the best pizza in town.
