pride

noun

UK /praɪd/

Word Forms

singular	pride
plural	prides

1
uncountable a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you, or someone connected with you, have achieved something special
You could see the pride in their faces when they talked about their daughter’s acting career.
take/feel/express pride in something:
All the craftsmen take great pride in their work.
with pride:
She can certainly look back on her performance with pride.
a sense/glow of pride:
It gave her a sense of pride to carry the flag.
Synonyms and related words
Feelings of confidence and pride
confidence
pride
assurance
2
uncountable a feeling of respect for yourself
hurt/wound/injure someone’s pride:
It hurts his pride that his wife has a job and he doesn’t.
restore/salvage pride:
Their win has restored national pride.
Synonyms and related words
Respect and self-respect
self-respect
pride
dignity
1. 2a
  a feeling that you are better or more important than other people
  foolish pride
  Synonyms and related words
  The belief that you are better than other people
  pride
  arrogance
  self-importance
See alsoswallow
3
countable a group of lions
Synonyms and related words
Groups of specific living things
brace
colony
community
4
a public event held to celebrate LGBT identity and culture
There was a great turnout for our pride parades and other events.
Pride month is an opportunity to peacefully protest and raise political awareness of current issues facing the community.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 07/06/2019
Open Dictionary - June2019
5
pride comes before a fall
if someone is arrogant, something bad will happen which will show that they are not as good as they think they are
Remember, David, pride comes before a fall. Don’t be so confident about your success in the competition.
Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 07/01/2019
Open Dictionary - January2019

phrases

someone’s pride and joy

the pride of something

take/have pride of place

pride

noun

US /praɪd/

Word Forms

singular	pride
plural	prides

1
uncountable a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you, or someone connected with you, have achieved something special
You could see the pride in their faces when they talked about their daughter’s acting career.
take/feel/express pride in something:
All the craftsmen take great pride in their work.
a sense/glow of pride:
It gave her a sense of pride to carry the flag.
with pride:
She can certainly look back on her performance with pride.
Synonyms and related words
Feelings of confidence and pride
confidence
pride
assurance
2
uncountable a feeling of respect for yourself
hurt/wound/injure someone’s pride:
It hurts his pride that his wife has a job and he doesn’t.
restore/salvage pride:
Their win has restored national pride.
Synonyms and related words
Respect and self-respect
self-respect
pride
dignity
1. 2a
  a feeling that you are better or more important than other people
  foolish pride
  Synonyms and related words
  The belief that you are better than other people
  pride
  arrogance
  self-importance
See alsoswallow
3
countable a group of lions
Synonyms and related words
Groups of specific living things
bevy
brace
colony
4
a public event held to celebrate LGBT identity and culture
There was a great turnout for our pride parades and other events.
Pride month is an opportunity to peacefully protest and raise political awareness of current issues facing the community.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 07/06/2019
Open Dictionary - June2019
5
pride comes before a fall
if someone is arrogant, something bad will happen which will show that they are not as good as they think they are
Remember, David, pride comes before a fall. Don’t be so confident about your success in the competition.
Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 07/01/2019
Open Dictionary - January2019

phrases

someone’s pride and joy

the pride of something

take/have pride of place

pride

verb

UK /praɪd/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	pride
he/she/it	prides
present participle	priding
past tense	prided
past participle	prided

pride

verb

US /praɪd/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	pride
he/she/it	prides
present participle	priding
past tense	prided
past participle	prided

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