pride

/pɹaɪd/
noun 8verb 1name 1

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(noun.) feeling of being proud of sb/sth

ADJ

fierce, great

VERB + PRIDE

feel, have, swell with

Her parents felt immense pride when she graduated from university last spring.

express

PREP

with ~

She showed us her first painting with pride, even though it wasn't perfect.

~ in

He takes great pride in keeping his garden neat and colorful.

PHRASES

a cause/matter for pride

His children's academic achievements were always a cause for pride in the family.

a source of pride, take (a) pride in sth

His garden was a real source of pride for him, and he spent hours tending it every week.

2

(noun.) self-respect

ADJ

great | civic, family, local, national, personal, professional

dented, hurt, injured, wounded

After losing the game, she couldn't hide her wounded pride.

foolish, stubborn

His stubborn pride made it impossible for him to apologize to his sister.

VERB + PRIDE

have

Despite his failures, he still had his pride and refused to ask for help.

hurt

His critical comments about her cooking hurt her pride, so she didn't speak to him for days.

restore, salvage

After losing the match, the team salvaged some pride by scoring in the final minutes.

swallow

He swallowed his pride to ask his father for help after losing his job.

PREP

out of ~

He wouldn't ask his brother for money out of pride.

through ~

She wouldn't ask for help through pride, even though she was struggling badly.

PHRASES

a matter of pride

Her children's good grades have always been a matter of pride for her.

a sense of pride

I felt a real sense of pride when my daughter graduated from university.

with your pride intact

Even though he lost the game, he managed to walk away with his pride intact.

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