PRIDE COMES / GOES BEFORE A FALL

Meaning of PRIDE COMES / GOES BEFORE A FALL in English

( saying ) if you have too high an opinion of yourself or your abilities, sth will happen to make you look stupid

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

GOES — biographical name Hugo van der circa 1440-1482 Dutch painter
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRIDE — I. ˈprīd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pride, prude, prute, from Old English prȳte, prȳde pride, from prūt, …
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FALL — I. ˈfȯl verb ( fell ˈfel ; fall·en ˈfȯlən also in poetry & sometimes +V in prose -ln ; also …
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COMES — I. comes present third singular of come plural of come II. co·mes ˈkōˌmēz, -mes noun ( plural com·i·tes ˈkäməˌtēz, -tās) …
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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 …
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GOES — present third singular of go plural of go
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COMES — (n.) The answer to the theme (dux) in a fugue.
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-GOES — (pl. ) of Archipelago
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COMES — ( n. ) The answer to the theme (dux) in a fugue.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-GOES — ( pl. ) of Archipelago
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PRIDE — — prideful , adj. — pridefully , adv. — pridefulness , n. — prideless , adj. — pridelessly , adv. …
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GOES — See Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite .
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GOES — /goohs/ , n. Hugo van der /hyooh"goh van deuhr/ ; Du. /hyuu"goh vahn deuhrdd/ , c1440-82, Flemish painter.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOES — /gohz/ , v. 1. 3rd pers. sing. pres. indic. of go 1 . n. 2. pl. of go 1 .
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FALL — /fawl/ , v. , fell, fallen, falling , n. v.i. 1. to drop or descend under the force of gravity, …
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COMES
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BEFORE — /bi fawr", -fohr"/ , prep. 1. previous to; earlier or sooner than: Phone me before noon. 2. in front of; …
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COMES — n. (Medicine) blood vessel (artery or vein) that accompanies another artery or vein or nerve trunk
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PRIDE — I. ˈprīd noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English prȳde, from prūd proud — more at proud Date: before 12th …
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FALL — I. ˈfȯl verb ( fell ˈfel ; fall·en ˈfȯ-lən ; fall·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English feallan; akin …
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BEFORE — I. bi-ˈfȯr, bē- adverb or adjective Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran …
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GOES — biographical name Hugo van der circa 1440-1482 Dutch painter
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GOES — present third singular of go plural of go
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PRIDE — noun show; ostentation; glory. 2. pride ·vi to be proud; to glory. 3. pride ·noun a small european lamprey (petromyzon …
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COMES — noun the answer to the theme (dux) in a fugue.
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BEFORE — adv in advance. 2. before ·adv earlier; sooner than; until then. 3. before ·adv in time past; previously; already. 4. …
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GOES — 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 …
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GOES — [goes] pres 3d sing of go, pl of go
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FALL — [fall] vb fell ; fall.en ; fall.ing [ME, fr. OE feallan; akin to OHG fallan to fall and perh. to …
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BEFORE — [be.fore] adv or adj [ME, adv. & prep., fr. OE beforan, fr. be- + foran before, fr. fore] (bef. 12c) …
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PRIDE — pride, Pride BrE AmE praɪd ▷ prided ˈpraɪd ɪd -əd ▷ prides, Pride's praɪdz ▷ priding ˈpraɪd ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GOES — goes BrE AmE ɡəʊz AmE \ ɡoʊz —There are nonstandard weak forms §ɡəz, §ɡʊz
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PRIDE — / praɪd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PLEASURE / SATISFACTION 1. [ U , sing. ] pride (in …
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FALL — / fɔːl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( fell / fel; NAmE / fall·en / ˈfɔːlən; NAmE /) …
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BEFORE — / bɪˈfɔː(r); NAmE / preposition , conjunction , adverb ■ preposition 1. earlier than sb/sth : before lunch the day …
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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 …
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BEFORE — I. be ‧ fore 1 S1 W1 /bɪˈfɔː $ -ˈfɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction 1 . earlier than a particular event …
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PRIDE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a feeling of elation or satisfaction at achievements or qualities or possessions etc. that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOES — 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 …
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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
GOES — 3rd sing. present of GO(1).
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FALL — v. & n. v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1 a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
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BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. conj. 1 earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
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PRIDE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a feeling of elation or satisfaction at achievements or qualities or possessions etc. that …
Oxford English vocab
GOES — 3rd sing. present of GO(1).
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FALL — v. & n. --v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1. a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
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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 …
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BEFORE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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PRIDE — (~s, priding, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Pride is a …
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BEFORE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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PRIDE — (RESPECT FOR YOURSELF) [noun] [U] - your feelings of your own worth and respect for yourselfShe has too much pride …
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GOES — he/she/it form of go
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BEFORE — (IN FRONT) [preposition] - in front ofThe letter K comes before L in the Roman alphabet.Many mothers put their children's …
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PRIDE — Synonyms and related words : Olympian detachment, Olympian loftiness, acedia, anger, army, arrogance, arrogantness, assumption of superiority, assurance, assuredness, avarice, …
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