PRIDE GOETH BEFORE A FALL

Meaning of PRIDE GOETH BEFORE A FALL in English

you lose self-respect before you do an evil deed

I think this proverb is taken from the Bible: Pride goeth before a fall .

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

PRIDE GOETH BEFORE A FALL — you lose self-respect before you do an evil deed Is this saying in the Bible? Pride goeth before a fall.
English Idioms vocab
PRIDE — n. 1 honour, proudness, self-esteem, self-respect, amour propre, dignity It is gratifying to be able to look with pride on …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PRIDE — I. ˈprīd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pride, prude, prute, from Old English prȳte, prȳde pride, from prūt, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FALL — I. ˈfȯl verb ( fell ˈfel ; fall·en ˈfȯlən also in poetry & sometimes +V in prose -ln ; also …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEFORE — I. bə̇ˈfō(ə)r, bē-, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adverb Etymology: Middle English before, beforen, adverb & preposition, from Old English beforan, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRIDE — — prideful , adj. — pridefully , adv. — pridefulness , n. — prideless , adj. — pridelessly , adv. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FALL — /fawl/ , v. , fell, fallen, falling , n. v.i. 1. to drop or descend under the force of gravity, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEFORE — /bi fawr", -fohr"/ , prep. 1. previous to; earlier or sooner than: Phone me before noon. 2. in front of; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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PRIDE — I. ˈprīd noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English prȳde, from prūd proud — more at proud Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FALL — I. ˈfȯl verb ( fell ˈfel ; fall·en ˈfȯ-lən ; fall·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English feallan; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEFORE — I. bi-ˈfȯr, bē- adverb or adjective Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRIDE — noun show; ostentation; glory. 2. pride ·vi to be proud; to glory. 3. pride ·noun a small european lamprey (petromyzon …
Webster English vocab
FALL
Webster English vocab
BEFORE — adv in advance. 2. before ·adv earlier; sooner than; until then. 3. before ·adv in time past; previously; already. 4. …
Webster English vocab
GOETH — [ 'gəʊɪθ ] archaic third person singular present of go 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab
PRIDE — [pride] n [ME, fr. OE pryde, fr. prud proud--more at proud] (bef. 12c) 1: the quality or state of being …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FALL — [fall] vb fell ; fall.en ; fall.ing [ME, fr. OE feallan; akin to OHG fallan to fall and perh. to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEFORE — [be.fore] adv or adj [ME, adv. & prep., fr. OE beforan, fr. be- + foran before, fr. fore] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRIDE — pride, Pride BrE AmE praɪd ▷ prided ˈpraɪd ɪd -əd ▷ prides, Pride's praɪdz ▷ priding ˈpraɪd ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GOETH — goeth BrE AmE ˈɡəʊ ɪθ -əθ AmE \ ˈɡoʊ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRIDE — / praɪd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PLEASURE / SATISFACTION 1. [ U , sing. ] pride (in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FALL — / fɔːl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( fell / fel; NAmE / fall·en / ˈfɔːlən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEFORE — / bɪˈfɔː(r); NAmE / preposition , conjunction , adverb ■ preposition 1. earlier than sb/sth : before lunch the day …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRIDE — I. pride 1 S3 W3 /praɪd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: pryde , from prud 'proud' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FALL — I. fall 1 S1 W1 /fɔːl $ fɒːl/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense fell /fel/, past participle fallen /ˈfɔːlən …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEFORE — I. be ‧ fore 1 S1 W1 /bɪˈfɔː $ -ˈfɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction 1 . earlier than a particular event …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRIDE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a feeling of elation or satisfaction at achievements or qualities or possessions etc. that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOETH — archaic 3rd sing. present of GO(1).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FALL — v. & n. --v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1 a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. --conj. 1 earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRIDE — n. & v. n. 1 a a feeling of elation or satisfaction at achievements or qualities or possessions etc. that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOETH — archaic 3rd sing. present of GO(1).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FALL — v. & n. v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1 a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. conj. 1 earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRIDE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a feeling of elation or satisfaction at achievements or qualities or possessions etc. that …
Oxford English vocab
GOETH — archaic 3rd sing. present of GO(1).
Oxford English vocab
FALL — v. & n. --v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1. a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
Oxford English vocab
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. --conj. 1. earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Oxford English vocab
PRIDE — ( prides, priding, prided) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Pride is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FALL — ( falls, falling, fell, fallen) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEFORE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRIDE — (~s, priding, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Pride is a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BEFORE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRIDE — (RESPECT FOR YOURSELF) [noun] [U] - your feelings of your own worth and respect for yourselfShe has too much pride …
Cambridge English vocab
BEFORE — (IN FRONT) [preposition] - in front ofThe letter K comes before L in the Roman alphabet.Many mothers put their children's …
Cambridge English vocab
PRIDE — Synonyms and related words : Olympian detachment, Olympian loftiness, acedia, anger, army, arrogance, arrogantness, assumption of superiority, assurance, assuredness, avarice, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FALL — Synonyms and related words : Niagara, Scotch mist, Waterloo, abate, abatement, ablate, accept, apostasy, ascend, assail, assault, associate with, attack, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRIDE — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: CONCEIT 2, egoism, egotism, self-consequence, self-glory, self-importance, self-opinion, self-pride, swellheadedness, vainglory Related Words: bighead, cockiness, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BEFORE — adv. Function: preposition 1 coming before in space or time FF1C; be home before dark FF1E; Synonyms: ahead of, ante, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BEFORE — adv. Function: adverb 1 so as to precede something in order or time FF1C; racing on before to give warning …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PRIDE — I. noun 1. Synonyms: conceit 2, egoism, egotism, self-consequence, self-glory, self-importance, self-opinion, self-pride, swellheadedness, vainglory Related Word: bighead, cockiness, overconfidence, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEFORE — I. adverb 1. so as to precede something in order or time racing on before to give warning Synonyms: ahead, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PRIDE — See ↑ PROUD 5,7 ◆◆◆ • ↑ sb's pride and joy • ↑ take pride in • ↑ the pride …
Longman Activator English vocab
FALL — INDEX: 1. when someone accidentally falls from a standing position 2. to almost fall from a standing position 3. when …
Longman Activator English vocab
BEFORE — INDEX: 1. before you do something or before something happens 2. before a particular time or date 3. before now …
Longman Activator English vocab
BEFORE — See ↑ BEFORE 1,2,3,5, ↑ IF 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ come before • ↑ just before/after • ↑ never been …
Longman Activator English vocab
PRIDE — n. 25B6; noun their triumphs were a source of pride : SELF-ESTEEM, dignity, honour, self-respect, self-worth, self-regard, pride in oneself. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FALL — n. 25B6; verb bombs began to fall : DROP, descend, come down, go down; plummet, plunge, sink, dive, tumble; cascade. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEFORE — adv. 25B6; preposition he dressed up before going out : PRIOR TO, previous to, earlier than, preparatory to, in preparation …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

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