Pride Meaning
/pɹaɪd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe quality or state of being proud.
nounThe quality or state of being proud., A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).
Sentence Examples
Hey, I may have no money, but I still have my pride.
I was also impressed with the school's cleanliness and the students' pride in it.
The sight of her son graduating filled her with pride.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After winning the first prize, he felt a great sense of ____ in his hard work.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She felt a deep sense of ____ when her daughter graduated at the top of her class.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English pryde, pride, from Old English prȳde, prȳte (“pride”) (compare Old Norse prýði (“bravery, pomp”)), derivative of Old English prūd (“proud”). More at proud. The verb derives from the noun, at least since the 12th century.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"My chief attention therefore was now to bring down the pride of my family to their circumstances; for I well knew that aspiring beggary is wretchedness itself."
— 1766, Oliver Goldsmith, chapter 3, in The Vicar of Wakefield:
"A people which takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendants."
— 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XII, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
"Pride goeth before the fall."
— 1912, G. K. Chesterton, Introduction to Aesop's Fables:
"And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Zechariah 9:6:
"a bold peasantry, their country's pride"
— 1770, [Oliver] Goldsmith, The Deserted Village, a Poem, London: […] W[illiam] Griffin, […], →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After winning the first prize, he felt a great sense of ____ in his hard work.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She felt a deep sense of ____ when her daughter graduated at the top of her class.