proud

CEFRB1

/ˈpɹaʊ̯d/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Pleased and satisfied about something you have done or possess.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Feeling too important to ask for help or admit mistakes.

Examples

  • I am proud to be a part of this project.

  • That was not the proudest thing I did but I can’t deny it.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpɹæʊ̯d/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Possessed of a due sense of what one deserves or is worth.

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

  3. That makes one feel proud (of something one did)

More examples

In context

  • We're proud of having won / to have won.

  • I'm proud of you.

  • I was too proud to apologise.

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Quick test

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

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

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 p...