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pride

noun · verb · Pride noun
PRYD/pɹaɪd/

Pluralprides, Prides

Verbprides, priding, prided

12 meanings of pride

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  1. 1
    satisfactionnouncountable or uncountable
    A healthy sense of your own worth, and being pleased with yourself, your work, or your family.

    She felt a lot of pride when her son finished school.

    He takes pride in keeping his garden neat.

    UsageSay take pride in your work, or watch with pride.

    Similarsatisfaction, self-esteem, self-respect

    Oppositeshame

  2. 2
    boast aboutverbreflexivetransitive
    To feel proud of something, used with myself, yourself, herself, and so on.

    I pride myself on never being late.

    She prides herself on her cooking.

    UsageSay pride yourself on something.

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  3. 3
    nouncountable or uncountable
    Feeling that you are better or more important than other people, or acting in a way that shows this.

    Full of pride, the rich man would not even say hello to the people who worked for him.

    Her pride made her think none of the other singers in the choir were good enough to sing with her.

    UsageSay full of pride; pride comes before a fall.

    Similararrogance, conceit, vanity, hubris, haughtiness

    Oppositehumility, modesty

  4. 4
    LGBTQ festivalnoun · Pridecountable or uncountable
    A yearly festival or event in a city, usually with a parade, that celebrates LGBTQ people and supports their rights.

    We went to Pride with our friends and watched the parade.

    The city's first Pride drew only a few hundred people.

    UsageWrite it with a capital P: go to Pride.

  5. 5
    nouncountable or uncountable
    A person or thing that makes you feel proud.

    The new park is the pride of our town.

    Her garden is her pride, and she works in it every day.

    UsageSay the pride of the town, or my pride and joy.

    Similartreasure, jewel, gem, glory

    Oppositedisgrace

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  6. 6
    LGBTQ movementnoun · Prideuncountable
    A movement that helps LGBTQ people feel good about who they are.

    The message of Pride helped him stop feeling ashamed of who he is.

    Thanks to Pride, many LGBTQ people now feel free to live openly at work.

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Origin

From Old English prȳde, made from prūd, meaning "proud".

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 2 facts