proudproud /praʊd/ ●●● S2 W3 adjective (comparative prouder, superlative proudest) 
Her parents are very proud of her. You should be proud of yourself. His past record is certainly something to be proud of.be justly/rightly proud of something (=have good reasons for being proud) The company is justly proud of its achievements.proud to do/be something Seven-year-old Ian is proud to have earned his red belt in karate.proud (that) She was proud that the magazine had agreed to publish one of her stories. Seth was the proud owner of a new sports car.GRAMMAR: Prepositions with proudYou are proud of someone or something: · He’s proud of his son. ✗Don’t say: He’s proud for his son.2proudest moment/achievement/possession the moment etc that makes you feel most proud: His proudest moment was winning the European Cup final.3too high opinion thinking that you are more important, skilful etc than you really are – used to show disapproval: a proud man who would not admit his mistakes4great self-respect having respect for yourself, so that you are embarrassed to ask for help when you are in a difficult situation: Some farmers were too proud to ask for government help.5do somebody proud a)informal to make people feel proud of you by doing something well: I tried to do my country proud. b)old-fashioned to treat someone well by providing them with good food or entertainment6impressive literary tall and impressive—proudly adverbCOLLOCATIONSadverbsvery/really proud· Your family must be very proud of you.justifiably/justly/rightly proud (=with good reason)· He is justifiably proud of what he and his father achieved.fiercely proud· They are fiercely proud of their native land.immensely/intensely/inordinately proud (=extremely proud)· He said he was immensely proud to have been elected prime minister.· She was intensely proud of being Japanese.nounsthe proud owner (of something) (also the proud possessor of something formal)· She is now the proud owner of a four-bedroomed house.a proud mother/father/parent· Mark is the proud father of a three-week-old baby boy.THESAURUSproud very pleased with what you, your family, or your country have achieved, or of something you own: · I felt so proud when my son graduated from college.· Judith’s very proud of her new Ferrari.pleased with yourself feeling pleased because something good has happened, especially because you think you have been very clever, skilful etc: · He was smoking a big cigar and was obviously pleased with himself.· I’d made a big profit and was feeling pretty pleased with myself.arrogant disapproving behaving in an unpleasant and annoying way, because you think you are better or know more than other people, and that your opinions are always right: · He was arrogant and regarded people who disagreed with him as fools.· his arrogant attitude to womenvain disapproving too proud of your appearance, in a way that annoys other people: · He’s so vain – he thinks all the girls fancy him.conceited/big-headed disapproving proud of yourself because you think you are very intelligent, skilful, beautiful etc, especially without good reason and in a way that annoys people: · Stewart’s the most arrogant conceited person I’ve ever known.· She was offered a brilliant job and became incredibly big-headed overnight.pompous disapproving thinking that you are much more important than you really are, and using very long and formal words to try to sound important: · The clerk was a pompous little man with glasses.· a pompous speechsmug disapproving pleased with yourself in a quiet but annoying way because you think you are in a better position than other people: · Milly was looking very smug about coming top of the class.· a smug expressionself-satisfied disapproving pleased with what you have achieved and showing it clearly in an annoying way: · She glared angrily into his self-satisfied face.· a self-satisfied grin
WORD ORIGINproud
Origin:
1100-1200 Old French prod, prud, prou ‘good, brave’, from Late Latin prode ‘advantage, advantageous’, from Latin prodesse ‘to be advantageous’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He's very proud that his work has finally been published.
- He was a proud man who refused to admit his mistakes.
- I'm proud to say that all my children had a good education.
- I felt so proud when my son went up to collect his medal.
- Jane's very proud of her new car.
- Many farmers then were too proud to ask for government help.
- Morris was proud to be part of such a brilliant team.
- My students have worked hard, and I'm proud of them.
- the proud cathedral spire
- the proud parents with their new baby
- You did it all by yourself? You should be very proud.
- Always he had been happy, working joyfully in the temple, proud to serve not men, but gods.
- However, if you are the proud parent of more valuable Koi fry, where is the cut-off point for outdoor survival?
- Indeed, this cook is proud of the fact that very few of her diners even request salt.
- My parents are terribly proud of them.
- Untrained and nervous, she is nevertheless proud and determined.
- You are inordinately curious about and proud of everything that comes out of your body.
THESAURUS
very pleased with what you, your family, or your country have achieved, or of something you own: · I felt so proud when my son graduated from college.· Judith’s very proud of her new Ferrari.
feeling pleased because something good has happened, especially because you think you have been very clever, skilful etc: · He was smoking a big cigar and was obviously pleased with himself.· I’d made a big profit and was feeling pretty pleased with myself.
disapproving behaving in an unpleasant and annoying way, because you think you are better or know more than other people, and that your opinions are always right: · He was arrogant and regarded people who disagreed with him as fools.· his arrogant attitude to women
disapproving too proud of your appearance, in a way that annoys other people: · He’s so vain – he thinks all the girls fancy him.
disapproving proud of yourself because you think you are very intelligent, skilful, beautiful etc, especially without good reason and in a way that annoys people: · Stewart’s the most arrogant conceited person I’ve ever known.· She was offered a brilliant job and became incredibly big-headed overnight.
disapproving thinking that you are much more important than you really are, and using very long and formal words to try to sound important: · The clerk was a pompous little man with glasses.· a pompous speech
disapproving pleased with yourself in a quiet but annoying way because you think you are in a better position than other people: · Milly was looking very smug about coming top of the class.· a smug expression
disapproving pleased with what you have achieved and showing it clearly in an annoying way: · She glared angrily into his self-satisfied face.· a self-satisfied grin
Longman Language Activatorproud someone who is proud of their achievements, their school, their family etc is very pleased with them and feels that they are very good or special: · I felt so proud when my son went up to collect his medal.· the proud parents with their new babyproud of: · Jane's very proud of her new car.· My students have worked hard, and I'm proud of them.proud to be/do something: · Morris was proud to be part of such a brilliant team.· I'm proud to say that all my children had a good education.proud that: · He's very proud that his work has finally been published.
to feel proud of your work, your appearance etc, and always try to keep it at a high standard: · I've always taken pride in my appearance.· The people of the Basque country take great pride in their local cuisine.take pride in doing something: · Teachers should take pride in improving the display work in their classrooms.
to be especially proud of something that you do well or of a particular quality that you have: · Archer prided himself on his knowledge of Italian art.pride yourself on doing something: · She prides herself on getting things done quickly.· Our staff pride themselves on offering guests a warm welcome.
if something that you own, something that you have made etc is your pride and joy , you are especially proud of it and it is very important to you: · Todd's magnificent Rolls Royce had been his pride and joy for many years.· The garden was my father's pride and joy, the real expression of his creativity.· Christina was an only child, her parents' pride and joy.
the one thing or person in a particular group or place that people are most proud of: · Bolton's famous football team was the pride of the town.· The Mary Rose, which was the pride of Henry VIII's fleet, sank on her maiden voyage.
too proud someone who is conceited or big-headed is too proud of their own achievements or abilities, in a way that annoys other people: · You're the most conceited, selfish person I've ever met!· I know this sounds big-headed, but I've always been good at French.
someone who is arrogant behaves as if their opinions are more important than other people's, and thinks that they are always right: · You are a rude and arrogant young man.· his arrogant disregard for other people's opinions
someone who is vain thinks they are very good-looking, special, or intelligent: · She's a vain girl who is always thinking about her figure.· I am vain enough to want to look good, but not to style my hair and paint my toenails.
quietly pleased with yourself in an unpleasant and annoying way, because you think you are in a better position than other people: · Lawson comes over as smug and arrogant, but in fact he's quite a decent man.· If you knew, which I'm sure you did judging from your smug expression, why didn't you tell me?smug about: · I felt very smug about not wasting paper.
someone who is self-satisfied thinks that they are very clever, very successful etc, often without good reason, and shows this in an annoying way: · Doyle's self-satisfied smile irritated Haworth.· He was in his early 40s and had the self-satisfied air of someone who has achieved fame and success.· What makes a second-rate actress like Jean so self-satisfied, so over-confident?
spoken to be always talking about your abilities and achievements and never show any interest in those of other people: · She's a good-looking woman, but too full of herself for my liking.· He was too full of himself to care about anyone else.
feeling unreasonably proud of yourself, especially because you think you have done something clever: · I had made a big profit on the deal and was feeling inordinately pleased with myself.· After deceiving us all like that, she went away, no doubt very pleased with herself.
also fancy yourself British spoken informal use this when you think someone is too proud of their abilities or appearance: · You think you're it, don't you? Well you're not!· Like most young professional footballers, he really fancied himself.
to start behaving as if you are very important as a result of something, for example a success or being praised by someone: · It's not surprising that young rock bands let success go to their heads.· I know you did well, but don't let it go to your head -- the hardest part's still to come.
British /too big for your britches American informal to start thinking you are more important than you really are, especially because you have been successful in something: · Bonaparte wasn't all that bad. He was just a soldier who got too big for his boots.
someone who thinks they are better than other people someone who thinks that they are better than people from a lower social class: · Since going to university he'd become a snob, embarrassed by his family.· I don't want to sound like a snob, but I found the decor vulgar.
someone who is snobbish thinks that they are better than people from a lower class, so that they will not be friendly with them or do the things they do: · Some people find her snobbish, but she's really just shy.· his snobbish attitude to soap operas on TVsnobbish about: · She's very snobbish about people who live in the suburbs.
informal someone who is stuck-up thinks that they are better than other people, and behaves in a proud, unfriendly way: · The children who go to that school are a bit stuck-up.· a pompous, stuck-up little man
someone who is pompous tries to sound important, especially by using very long or formal words: · She found him pompous and annoying.· The headteacher gave a pompous speech about 'the values of learning'.
thinking you are much more important than you really are: · As a waiter, he had grown to despise self-important customers.· He was one of those self-important little officials who made everyone call him "Sir".
someone who is haughty behaves in a proud and very unfriendly way, as if they think other people are completely unimportant: · People thought of him as being haughty and difficult to talk to.· Jessica turned away with a haughty look on her face.
informal rude and unfriendly because you think you are better than other people: · The hotel receptionist was a bit snotty to me this morning.· a bunch of snotty rich kids
to think you are better than other people if you look down on other people, you think you are better or more important then them: · He looks down on anyone who hasn't had a college education.
if it is beneath you to do something or to talk to someone, you think you are much too important to do it: · Do you think you could make the tea for once -- or is that beneath you!be beneath to do something: · She was surprised to learn that he didn't think it was beneath him to help around the house.
if you say that someone thinks they are too good for a particular kind of work or for a particular person, you mean they are too proud to do that kind of work or to spend time with that person: · I suppose you think you're too good for us now you've inherited a fortune.· So you think you're too good for training college?
the feeling you have when you are proud of something the feeling of being proud because of something special you have achieved, someone special you are connected with etc: · Chinese students have a sense of national pride.do something with pride: · He talked with great pride about his father's work.pride in: · Her pride in her daughter knew no bounds.bursting with pride (=feeling extremely proud): · Bursting with pride, she stood up to receive her prize.
an unreasonable feeling of pride an unreasonable pride in your own abilities or qualities, which makes you behave rudely, as if other people were of no importance or interest: · "I ought to be in charge here," said Jack with simple arrogance.· His arrogance and unwillingness to learn from others prevent him from being an effective member of the team.
too much pride in your own abilities, appearance, or qualities, especially following a success which has made you behave as if you are very important: · After scoring the winning goal he almost danced along the road in his satisfaction and conceit.· I got so sick of his conceit that I threw the damn trophy out.
great pride in yourself so that you are always thinking about yourself, especially about your appearance: · His life is driven by vanity. He has to drive around in the most expensive car and wear the best designer clothes.· Jo's vanity wouldn't let her walk past a mirror without looking in it.
a feeling of respect for yourself a feeling of respect and confidence in yourself and in your abilities: · It is difficult to keep your self-respect when you have been unemployed for a long time· Serious illness often results in a loss of confidence and self-respect.
the feeling that you are someone who deserves to be liked, respected, and admired: · The program is designed to help children from broken families build their self-esteem.low/high self-esteem (=a bad or good feeling about yourself): · When I started seeing my therapist, I was suffering from very low self-esteem.
the ability to behave in a calm way that shows that you respect yourself, even in difficult situations: do something with dignity: · Very sick people should be allowed to die with dignity.lose your dignity: · She lost her home and all her money, but she never lost her dignity.
the feeling that you deserve to be respected by other people - use this especially when this feeling is so strong that someone finds it difficult to admit they need help or that they are wrong: · He has too much pride to say he's sorry.· Her pride would not allow her to ask for help.hurt somebody's pride: · We don't like failing - it hurts our pride.
behaving in a calm way, even in a difficult situation, so that other people respect and admire you: · She was a quiet, dignified old lady.· Jo listened to their criticisms in dignified silence.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadverbs It is the company’s proud boast that it can deal with all a customer’s needs in one phone call. It was sad to see the once-great man looking so frail. the once-mighty steel industry He was now the proud owner of a bright red sports car. He’s now the proud possessor of two satellite dishes.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Your family must be very proud of you.
(=with good reason)· He is justifiably proud of what he and his father achieved.
· They are fiercely proud of their native land.
(=extremely proud)· He said he was immensely proud to have been elected prime minister.· She was intensely proud of being Japanese.
nouns (also the proud possessor of something formal)· She is now the proud owner of a four-bedroomed house.
· Mark is the proud father of a three-week-old baby boy.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES It is the company’s proud boast that it can deal with all a customer’s needs in one phone call. (=when someone did the thing they are most proud of)· My proudest moment was when my daughter was born.
It was sad to see the once-great man looking so frail. the once-mighty steel industry He was now the proud owner of a bright red sports car. He’s now the proud possessor of two satellite dishes.· I was so proud of you - as proud as though you'd been a child of mine trying to walk.· Owners say they are as proud of their cars' durability as their good looks.· Estella was as proud and cold as ever, with her admirers, with Miss Havisham and with me.· He wanted to fit right in, and present himself as proud citizen of the fair place.· Their craggy Nab, poised above the Tees estuary, was as proud a landmark as neighbouring Roseberry Topping.· To some one as proud as Angel, this, and the result of the war, had been the ultimate humiliation.· Leila stood behind the girl, hands on her shoulders, as proud as if Ari was her own daughter.· Why, he is as proud as a regimental stallion.
· Don't you realize how extremely proud that man was?· That achievement represents a larger share of a larger national product and the Conservative party can be extremely proud of it.· The town is also extremely proud of its Carpet Gardens and miniature steam railway.· I am extremely proud of the comprehensive education system.· There follows a slow procession as the Inspecting Officer progresses along the ranks of extremely proud recruits and Training Staff.· When I reach my goal weight I am extremely proud of myself.
· He two-putted and we hugged and I told him how proud I was.· My daughter hugs me and tells me how proud she is.· It would be another link of the chain which bound Sam and me together. How proud I would be!
· It took several attempts to get it right, but in the end I felt justifiably proud of my literary effort.· They loved talking about themselves and were justifiably proud of their expertise.· Surrey ambulance staff have always been justifiably proud of their quality of delivery to the community.· He was justifiably proud of this splendid work which he rightly considered to be his main literary achievement.· Soll is justifiably proud of its enormous sporting and leisure complex.· The University can be justifiably proud of its achievements in this respect.· The Medau Society remains a caring Society and is justifiably proud of its standards.· The company and employees should be justifiably proud to demonstrate their skills and sense of purpose at any time.
· Canned Draught Guinness is a product of which we are particularly and justly proud.· Her parents and the people who knew her were justly proud of her.· The show itself contained the sort of comic stuff of which Woody Allen would have been justly proud.· That is a reputation of which the company is justly proud and from which franchisees can benefit directly.· One doesn't need to compare and contrast - It's a moment one can be justly proud of.· All the producers of the items can be justly proud of their respective teams.
· The reward is many a spectacular view, nature at its most proud and colourful.· I am most proud of our Sally Hemings section.· The next unit is the one Rocktron should be most proud of.
· She is particularly proud of her involvement with the recent appointments of a new breed of top entrepreneurial staff.· He was particularly proud of his drawings and made many in order to discover the absolutely right pose or disposition of the hands.· Roith is particularly proud of what is called the teaching company scheme.· The bull in question had markings of which he was particularly proud.· Of course, I recognise, respect and enjoy Britain's regional diversity, of which we can be particularly proud.· She should also write down anything about which she feels particularly proud, such as doing well with some new exercise.· I am particularly proud of this scheme and I sincerely hope it will succeed.· There was one moment of which I was particularly proud, and Richard made it a magic one.
· She was quite proud of it.· Flaked tuna with mayonnaise was new to her but she had managed and was quite proud of the results.· The final peak stands quite proud of the regular ice and we pondered the way up.· We were quite proud of this achievement as it would seem to have no precedent.· I felt quite proud at having caused that, although I was more pre-occupied with my mangled finger.
· We have, we are told, a sweet tooth, and we're rather proud of it.· They are all rather proud of the outcome; and the Prince is delighted.· In those days the Fellows of Corpus were rather proud of the briskness of their conversation.· And, one that Dorcas had found in a book and was rather proud of: Unexploded Bom.· Besides, we are actually rather proud of the work, and would like others to appreciate it.· He was rather proud of this idea.· In his book he seems rather proud of this episode, and I suppose it did foretell the scientist to be.· Alice was really rather proud of his story, his career.
· I mean if I could write something as good as that, I would feel really proud.· I am really proud of the fact that we never gave up during those three weeks.· I was really proud of the master stroke which made the album something special.· We didn't do very well, but Clare was really proud.· I won fifth place in my first show last year, my owner was really proud.
· She loved this filly and would have been so proud.· When he graduated from Northwood University with excellent training in business administration, I felt so proud.· He was so proud of her.· I was so proud to get in here7 Tammy recalled.· He had been so proud of that sauce now so stale and unappetising.· I cup her tiny head in my palms and whisper, I am so proud of you.· Why do local communities abroad seem so proud of their airports?· Maisha is so proud she hugs him twice.
· Those weeks, not seeing him, wondering, too proud to make the first move.· He's too proud to give in to the Cubs.· Crikey, I like the sound of that, no good being too proud.· And after a while I was too proud to ask.· She bit her lip, wanting to cry, but too proud.· And if the clients died of an overdose of bullets, he was not too proud to go to their funerals.· But he was too proud to plead at the right doors.
· I am very proud of my constituency, which has immense quality.· There are a lot of models who lie about their age, but I am very proud.· When she went shopping to the town she wore a long, voluminous, dark-grey cloak of which she was very proud.· I think it is very important for women to be very proud about their age and not lie about it.· I was very proud of the reputation I had earned for exactness on timing.· Lucas was very proud of his toy.· That made us feel very proud.· Isabel and her family were very proud of the glazed tiles hand-crafted in the factory.
NOUN· One episode ends with the proud man broken, humiliated and in tears.· Harnessing a proud man like Joey Seldon to that ragtag of a stand?· But within this controversy lay another, which left two proud men protesting their innocence.· He was a proud man, gravely courteous, reflective, and warm.· My father is a proud man.· They were very proud men in their work and their background.
· I know that her proudest moment was when she won a prize in high school in 1929, for writing.· Male speaker I am actually, it's rather a proud moment in my life.· To me, it was the funniest, proudest moment I had ever had in baseball.· To this day, this remains Morrissey's proudest moment.
· In its place though, one of you could soon be the proud owner of an Action Replay cartridge.· Is C-3P0 the proud owner of a Galant?· She is now the proud owner of an enviable figure, comparable with some one half her age.· You are not yet the proud owner of the copier you have come for.· Putting the pressure on I am the very proud owner of a Red Snakehead.· For your chance to be a proud owner, just study our picture, right.· Three weeks later and thanks to the filter matting, I was the proud owner of five new Zebra Finches.· Jasmine is also married and the proud owner of a gold wedding ring - her father's.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1pleased feeling pleased about something that you have done or something that you own, or about someone or something you are involved with or related to OPP ashamedproud of- I know that her proudest moment was when she won a prize in high school in 1929, for writing.
- It's the proudest possession in my house.
- To me, it was the funniest, proudest moment I had ever had in baseball.
- To this day, this remains Morrissey's proudest moment.
- The soldiers have done their country proud.
Her parents are very proud of her. You should be proud of yourself. His past record is certainly something to be proud of.be justly/rightly proud of something (=have good reasons for being proud) The company is justly proud of its achievements.proud to do/be something Seven-year-old Ian is proud to have earned his red belt in karate.proud (that) She was proud that the magazine had agreed to publish one of her stories. Seth was the proud owner of a new sports car.GRAMMAR: Prepositions with proudYou are proud of someone or something: · He’s proud of his son. ✗Don’t say: He’s proud for his son.2proudest moment/achievement/possession the moment etc that makes you feel most proud: His proudest moment was winning the European Cup final.3too high opinion thinking that you are more important, skilful etc than you really are – used to show disapproval: a proud man who would not admit his mistakes4great self-respect having respect for yourself, so that you are embarrassed to ask for help when you are in a difficult situation: Some farmers were too proud to ask for government help.5do somebody proud a)informal to make people feel proud of you by doing something well: I tried to do my country proud. b)old-fashioned to treat someone well by providing them with good food or entertainment6impressive literary tall and impressive—proudly adverbCOLLOCATIONSadverbsvery/really proud· Your family must be very proud of you.justifiably/justly/rightly proud (=with good reason)· He is justifiably proud of what he and his father achieved.fiercely proud· They are fiercely proud of their native land.immensely/intensely/inordinately proud (=extremely proud)· He said he was immensely proud to have been elected prime minister.· She was intensely proud of being Japanese.nounsthe proud owner (of something) (also the proud possessor of something formal)· She is now the proud owner of a four-bedroomed house.a proud mother/father/parent· Mark is the proud father of a three-week-old baby boy.THESAURUSproud very pleased with what you, your family, or your country have achieved, or of something you own: · I felt so proud when my son graduated from college.· Judith’s very proud of her new Ferrari.pleased with yourself feeling pleased because something good has happened, especially because you think you have been very clever, skilful etc: · He was smoking a big cigar and was obviously pleased with himself.· I’d made a big profit and was feeling pretty pleased with myself.arrogant disapproving behaving in an unpleasant and annoying way, because you think you are better or know more than other people, and that your opinions are always right: · He was arrogant and regarded people who disagreed with him as fools.· his arrogant attitude to womenvain disapproving too proud of your appearance, in a way that annoys other people: · He’s so vain – he thinks all the girls fancy him.conceited/big-headed disapproving proud of yourself because you think you are very intelligent, skilful, beautiful etc, especially without good reason and in a way that annoys people: · Stewart’s the most arrogant conceited person I’ve ever known.· She was offered a brilliant job and became incredibly big-headed overnight.pompous disapproving thinking that you are much more important than you really are, and using very long and formal words to try to sound important: · The clerk was a pompous little man with glasses.· a pompous speechsmug disapproving pleased with yourself in a quiet but annoying way because you think you are in a better position than other people: · Milly was looking very smug about coming top of the class.· a smug expressionself-satisfied disapproving pleased with what you have achieved and showing it clearly in an annoying way: · She glared angrily into his self-satisfied face.· a self-satisfied grin- uncompromising
- uncompromisingly
- unconcern
- unconcerned
- unconcernedly
- unconditional
- unconditionally
- unconfirmed
- unconnected
- unconscionable
- unconscionably
- unconscious
- unconsciously
- unconsciousness
- unconsidered
- unconstitutional
- unconstitutionally
- uncontested
- uncontrollable
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- fold
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