How do you use the word "proud" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "proud": I am proud to be a part of this project. I'm proud of you.

Proud Meaning

/ˈpɹaʊ̯d/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjFeeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an event or fact; gratified.

adjFeeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an event or fact; gratified., That makes one feel proud (of something one did)

Sentence Examples

I am proud to be a part of this project.

I'm proud of you.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

big pleased swollen

Antonyms:

humble

CEFR Practice Quiz

After winning the championship, the team felt extremely ____ of their hard work.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

She was deeply ____ of her students when they performed so well in the national competition.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English proud, prout, prut, from Old English prūd, prūt (“proud, arrogant, haughty”) (compare Old English prȳtung (“pride”); prȳde, prȳte (“pride”), see also Old English deal), probably from Old French prod, prud (“brave, gallant”) (modern French preux), from Late Latin prōde (“useful”), derived from Latin prōdesse (“to be of value”); however, the Old English umlaut derivatives prȳte, prȳtian, etc. suggest the word may be older and possibly native. Compare Old Norse prýði (“ornament; gallantry, bravery”). See also pride. Cognate with German Low German praud, Old Norse prúðr (“gallant, brave, magnificent, stately, handsome, fine”) (Icelandic prúður, Middle Swedish prudh, Danish prud).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"LETO: Thufir Hawat has served House Atreides three generations. He swears you are the finest student he has ever taught. Yueh, Gurney and Duncan say the same. Makes me feel very proud. PAUL: I want you to be proud of me." — 1984, 19:33 from the start, in Dune (Science Fiction), spoken by Leto Atreides and Paul Atreides, →OCLC:

"Shepard: It's been a long journey, and no one's coming out without scars. But it all comes down to this moment. Shepard: We win or lose it all in the next few minutes. Make me proud. Make yourselves proud." — 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Collector Base:

"I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because "it was wicked to dress us like charity children". We nearly crowned her we were so offended." — 1963, Margery Allingham, “Justifiably Angry Young Man”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 93:

"Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand ioyne in hand, he ſhall not be vnpuniſhed." — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 16:5:

"Death be not proud; though ſome have called thee / Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not ſoe, [...]" — 1609 February–August (date written), J[ohn] Donne, “[Holy Sonnets] Sonnet VI [Death Be Not Proud]”, in Poems, […] with Elegies on the Authors Death, London: […] M[iles] F[lesher] for Iohn Marriot, […], published 1633, →OCLC, page 35:

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