pride
pronunciation
How to pronounce pride in British English:
UK [praɪd]
How to pronounce pride in American English:
US [praɪd]
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- Noun:
- a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
- satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements
- the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards
- a group of lions
- unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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- Verb:
- be proud of
Word Origin
- pride
- pride: [OE] The original Old English noun for ‘pride’ was pryte, a derivative of the adjective prūd ‘proud’ (ancestor of modern English proud). This changed in the 11th century to pryde, probably under the influence of the adjective, and subsequently developed to pride. There is an isolated example of the use of the word for a ‘group of lions’ from the late 15th century, but the modern usage seems to be a 20th-century revival.=> proud
- pride (n.)
- late Old English pryto, Kentish prede, Mercian pride "pride, haughtiness, pomp," from prud (see proud). There is debate whether Scandinavian cognates (Old Norse pryði, Old Swedish prydhe , Danish pryd, etc.) are borrowed from Old French (from Germanic) or from Old English. Meaning "that which makes a person or people most proud" is from c. 1300. First applied to groups of lions late 15c., but not commonly so used until c. 1930. Paired with prejudice from 1610s.
- pride (v.)
- mid-12c. in the reflexive sense "congratulate (oneself), be proud," c. 1200 as "be arrogant, act haughtily," from pride (n.). Related: Prided; priding.
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Example
- 1. " Pride , trust and recognition from the company are critical factors in happiness , " says pryce-jones .
- 2. It is not through lack of local pride .
- 3. We pride ourselves on our liberal democracy .
- 4. Why would you want to have a straight pride parade ?
- 5. But make sure you swallow your pride first .