proud

proud
[[t]pra͟ʊd[/t]]
♦♦♦
prouder, proudest
1) ADJ-GRADED: oft ADJ of n, ADJ that/to-inf If you feel proud, you feel pleased about something good that you possess or have done, or about something good that a person close to you has done.

I felt proud of his efforts...

They are proud that she is doing well at school...

I am proud to be a Canadian...

Derek is now the proud father of a bouncing baby girl.

Ant:
Derived words:
proudly ADV-GRADED ADV with v

`That's the first part finished,' he said proudly.

2) ADJ-GRADED: ADJ n, usu ADJ-superl Your proudest moments or achievements are the ones that you are most proud of.

This must have been one of the proudest moments of his busy and hard working life.

3) ADJ-GRADED Someone who is proud has respect for themselves and does not want to lose the respect that other people have for them.

He was too proud to ask his family for help and support...

We are a proud people. We are not used to begging or taking things.

4) ADJ-GRADED (disapproval) Someone who is proud feels that they are better or more important than other people.

She was said to be proud and arrogant.

Syn:
arrogant, vain
Ant:
5) ADJ: ADJ after v If one object stands proud of another object that it is attached to or next to, it extends beyond it. [BRIT, OLD-FASHIONED]

The handles stand proud of the doors of the car.

6) PHRASE: V inflects If someone does you proud, they treat you very well, for example by welcoming you and giving you good food and entertainment. [INFORMAL]

The hotel has indeed done them proud.


English dictionary. 2008.

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