PRIDE


Meaning of PRIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ praɪd ]

( prides, priding, prided)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

Pride is a feeling of satisfaction which you have because you or people close to you have done something good or possess something good.

...the sense of pride in a job well done...

We take pride in offering you the highest standards...

They can look back on their endeavours with pride.

N-UNCOUNT : oft N in n / -ing

2.

Pride is a sense of the respect that other people have for you, and that you have for yourself.

It was a severe blow to Kendall’s pride.

= self-esteem

N-UNCOUNT

3.

Someone’s pride is the feeling that they have that they are better or more important than other people.

His pride may still be his downfall.

= arrogance

N-UNCOUNT [ disapproval ]

4.

If you pride yourself on a quality or skill that you have, you are very proud of it.

Smith prides himself on being able to organise his own life...

VERB : V pron-refl on -ing / n

5.

Someone or something that is your pride and joy is very important to you and makes you feel very happy.

The bike soon became his pride and joy.

PHRASE : v-link PHR

6.

If something takes pride of place , it is treated as the most important thing in a group of things.

A three-foot-high silver World Championship cup takes pride of place near a carved wooden chair...

PHRASE : PHR after v

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