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US
/ˈpɹaʊd/
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[ UK /pɹˈaʊd/ ]
[ UK /pɹˈaʊd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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having or displaying great dignity or nobility
lofty ships
a gallant pageant
majestic cities
proud alpine peaks -
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
a proud name
a proud moment
proud to serve his country
proud parents
proud princes
How To Use proud In A Sentence
- Word can say so little when someone cares so much. Mother,I'm wishing that these were a way to tell you the things that I'd so like to say How thankful I am and how very proud,too,to have a wonderful mother like you.
- It was a responsible situation he felt for a boy of thirteen, and he meant to do his very best to keep it now that he had been lucky enough to get it; in the far-off future, too, he saw himself no longer the van-boy, but in the proud position now occupied by Joshua as driver, and this he considered, though a lofty, was by no means an unreasonable ambition. Our Frank and other stories
- Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. Henry Ward Beecher
- I'm very proud of him for how he's progressing, proud to tell people that he's my son.
- That proud record lasted eight minutes before they were crushed under the German machine. The Sun
- This discovery is an historic one, General, and I hope it is not out of line to say that I am proud to be a part of it. 365 tomorrows » J. Loseth : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
- I feel proud to come from a footballing family. The Sun
- He struck out for the dry ground of fact, and stated it in prose Swift would have been proud of. THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW
- I feel very proud to be a part of the team.
- That proud record lasted eight minutes before they were crushed under the German machine. The Sun