I. pride 1 S3 W3 /praɪd/ BrE AmE noun
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: pryde , from prud 'proud' ]
1 . FEELING OF PLEASURE [uncountable] a feeling that you are proud of something that you or someone connected with you has achieved ⇨ proud :
He wore his medals with pride.
pride in
He takes great pride in his children’s achievements.
The people have a sense of pride in their community.
His heart swelled with pride when his daughter came in.
She felt a glow of pride when her name was announced for the prize.
Success in sport is a source of national pride.
2 . RESPECT [uncountable] a feeling that you like and respect yourself and that you deserve to be respected by other people ⇨ proud
sb’s pride
It hurt his pride when his wife left him.
I think that getting a job would give him his pride back.
She didn’t try to hide her anger and injured pride.
It’s a matter of pride for some men that their wives don’t have to work.
3 . TOO MUCH PRIDE [uncountable] a belief that you are better than other people and do not need their help or support ⇨ proud
sb’s pride
His pride wouldn’t allow him to ask for help.
She ought to swallow her pride (=ignore or forget her feelings of pride) and call him.
4 . take pride in your work/appearance etc to do something very carefully and well, in a way that gives you a lot of satisfaction:
Your should take more pride in your work.
She took great pride in her appearance.
5 . sb’s pride and joy a person or thing that someone is very proud of:
His garden is his pride and joy.
6 . the pride of something
a) the thing or person that the people in a particular place are most proud of:
Wigan’s rugby team was the pride of the town.
b) the best thing in a group:
a beautiful Japanese sword that is the pride of our collection
7 . have/take pride of place if something has or takes pride of place, it is put in the best place for people to see because it is the thing you are most proud of:
A large photograph of the children had pride of place on the sitting room wall.
8 . LIONS [countable] a group of lions:
A young lion had strayed some distance from the pride.
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COLLOCATIONS
■ adjectives
▪ great pride
Caroline is pictured here holding the trophy with great pride.
▪ immense pride (=very great)
He takes immense pride in his grandson.
▪ national pride (=pride in your country)
A flag is a symbol of national pride.
▪ civic pride (=pride in your town or city)
The museum is a vital source of civic pride.
■ verbs
▪ take pride in something (=feel proud of something)
She takes pride in her beautiful gardens.
▪ be bursting with pride (=feel very proud)
I could see that her mother was bursting with pride.
▪ swell with pride (=start to feel very proud)
He would swell with pride as he discussed his department’s achievements.
▪ glow with pride (=look very proud)
‘I knew he could do it,’ she said, glowing with pride.
■ phrases
▪ a sense of pride
I still feel a sense of pride at having been a member of the regiment.
▪ a source of pride (=a reason to feel proud)
The Chinese Olympic Games were a source of pride to the whole country.
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THESAURUS
▪ satisfaction a feeling of happiness or pleasure, especially because you have achieved something good or useful:
Most teachers take great pride and satisfaction in their work.
▪ pride a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you or someone connected with you has achieved something good:
Her father’s pride in her accomplishments was clear.
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I was blushing with pride because I had been chosen to be on the team.
▪ contentment the feeling of being happy and satisfied because you have what you want or need. Contentment is rather a formal use:
Only when you truly know yourself can you find contentment.
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He sat back with a look of deep contentment on his face.
▪ fulfilment British English , fulfillment American English a feeling of being satisfied and happy with your life. Fulfilment is rather a formal use:
Some women find fulfillment in being a mother, but this is not true for all women.
II. pride 2 BrE AmE verb
pride yourself on (doing) something to be especially proud of something that you do well, or of a good quality that you have:
a restaurant that prides itself on speed of service
She prides herself on being a good listener.