The meaning of PROUD is feeling or showing pride. How to use proud in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Proud.

proud adjective [-er/-est only] (RESPECTING YOURSELF) having respect for yourself, or showing feelings of your own worth:

Feeling pleasurable satisfaction over an act, possession, quality, or relationship by which one measures one's stature or self-worth: proud of one's child; proud to serve one's country.

If you feel proud, you feel pleasure and satisfaction at something that you own, have done, or are connected with.

Proud implies sensitiveness, lofty self-respect, or jealous preservation of one's dignity, station, and the like. It may refer to an affectionate admiration of or a justifiable pride concerning someone else: …

I am proud of what we have accomplished. She's very proud of her daughter. He has a record to be proud of.

2 days ago · pride (countable and uncountable, plural prides) The quality or state of being proud. A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's …

Definition of proud adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

People in the city are very proud of the new opera house. She's a proud, independent woman. You should be proud of your achievements. Are you proud of what you've done? The manager is very …

PRIDE meaning: 1 : a feeling that you respect yourself and deserve to be respected by other people self-respect; 2 : a feeling that you are more important or better than other people