Definition von proud

Häufigkeit

proud

(praʊd )

Wortformen:comparative prouder , superlative proudest

1. Adjektiv [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. [+ of]

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.

Synonyme:satisfied, pleased, content, contented Weitere Synonyme von proud

proudly Adverb [ADVERB with verb]

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

2. Adjektiv [ADJECTIVE noun]

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. Adjektiv

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. Adjektiv

Someone who is proud feels that they are better or more important than other people.

[disapproval]

She was said to be proud and arrogant.

5. Adjektiv [ADJECTIVE after verb]

If one object stands proud of another object that it is attached to or next to, it extends beyond it.

[British, old-fashioned]

The handles stand proud of the doors of the car.

do sb proud

Weitere Synonyme von proud

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Häufigkeit

proud in American

(praʊd ; proud)

Adjektiv

having or showing a proper pride in oneself, one's position, one's family, etc.

having or showing an overweening opinion of oneself, one's position, etc.; arrogant; haughty

feeling or showing great pride or joy, as from being honored

that is an occasion or cause of pride; highly gratifying

arising from or caused by pride; presumptuous

stately; splendid

a proud fleet

spirited; of high mettle

a proud stallion

8. Obsolete

valiant

Redewendungen:

do oneself proud

proud of

SYNONYMY NOTE: proud is the broadest term in this comparison, ranging in implication from proper self-esteem or pride to an overweening opinion of one's importance [too proud to beg, proud as a peacock]; arrogant implies an aggressive, unwarranted assertion of superior importance or privileges [the arrogant colonel]; haughty implies such consciousness of high station, rank, etc. as is displayed in scorn of those one considers beneath one [a haughty dowager]; insolent, in this connection, implies both haughtiness and great contempt, esp. as manifested in behavior or speech that insults or affronts others [she has an insolent disregard for her servant's feelings]; overbearing implies extreme, domineering insolence [an overbearing supervisor]; supercilious stresses an aloof, scornful manner toward others [a supercilious intellectual snob]; disdainful implies even stronger and more overt feelings of scorn for that which is regarded as beneath one

OPPOSITE: humble

Abgeleitete Formen

proudly (ˈproudly)

Adverb

Wortherkunft von proud

ME < OE prud < OFr < LL prode, beneficial, back-form. < L prodesse, to be useful < prod-, var. of pro-, pro-2 + esse, to be: for IE base see is1

Häufigkeit

proud in British

(praʊd )

Adjektiv

1. (foll by of, an infinitive, or a clause)

pleased or satisfied, as with oneself, one's possessions, achievements, etc, or with another person, his or her achievements, qualities, etc

feeling honoured or gratified by or as if by some distinction

having an inordinately high opinion of oneself; arrogant or haughty

characterized by or proceeding from a sense of pride

a proud moment

having a proper sense of self-respect

stately or distinguished

bold or fearless

(of a surface, edge, etc) projecting or protruding from the surrounding area

(of animals) restive or excited, esp sexually; on heat

Adverb

10. do someone proud

Abgeleitete Formen

proudly (ˈproudly)

Adverb

proudness (ˈproudness)

Substantiv

Wortherkunft von proud

Late Old English prūd, from Old French prud, prod brave, from Late Latin prōde useful, from Latin prōdesse to be of value, from prōd-, variant of prō- for + esse to be

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