Pride
noun
A feeling of happiness that you get from doing something good or being good at something.
She felt a sense of pride after helping her friend solve the difficult math problem.
Often appears as...
- sense of pride
- take pride in
noun
A group of lions.
We saw a pride of lions on that African safari.
Often appears as...
- pride of lions
- lion pride
noun
An excessive self-esteem or self-love, it is seen as a negative quality.
His pride has often led him to believe he is better than others.
Often appears as...
- wounded pride
- hurt someone's pride
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A public event or movement that celebrates LGBTQ+ people and their rights.
The annual Pride Parade is a highlight of the city's summer calendar.
Often appears as...
- pride parade
- pride month
noun
A feeling of happiness that you get from doing something good or being good at something.
She felt a sense of pride after helping her friend solve the difficult math problem.
Often appears as...
- sense of pride
- take pride in
noun
A group of lions.
We saw a pride of lions on that African safari.
Often appears as...
- pride of lions
- lion pride
noun
An excessive self-esteem or self-love, it is seen as a negative quality.
His pride has often led him to believe he is better than others.
Often appears as...
- wounded pride
- hurt someone's pride
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A public event or movement that celebrates LGBTQ+ people and their rights.
The annual Pride Parade is a highlight of the city's summer calendar.
Often appears as...
- pride parade
- pride month
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Personal achievement
Use 'pride' when feeling happy about your own or someone else's achievements.
She beamed with pride at her graduation.
Pro Tip 2/3Express modesty
Although it's about self-happiness, expressing pride should be done modestly to avoid sounding arrogant.
I take a little pride in my cooking skills.
Pro Tip 3/3Community success
Pride can also refer to a collective feeling when a group achieves something together.
The whole team felt a surge of pride after the win.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal achievement
Use 'pride' when feeling happy about your own or someone else's achievements.
She beamed with pride at her graduation.
Pro Tip 2/3Express modesty
Although it's about self-happiness, expressing pride should be done modestly to avoid sounding arrogant.
I take a little pride in my cooking skills.
Pro Tip 3/3Community success
Pride can also refer to a collective feeling when a group achieves something together.
The whole team felt a surge of pride after the win.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal achievement
Use 'pride' when feeling happy about your own or someone else's achievements.
She beamed with pride at her graduation.
Pro Tip 2/3Express modesty
Although it's about self-happiness, expressing pride should be done modestly to avoid sounding arrogant.
I take a little pride in my cooking skills.
Pro Tip 3/3Community success
Pride can also refer to a collective feeling when a group achieves something together.
The whole team felt a surge of pride after the win.
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Video examples
Filming Lions Hunting...
all the lions ate them in the morning the reports i had were that there were maybe 50 lines in the pride and i thought even that's an impressive view so we we took a gamble as you always do in filmmaking you always have to take a bit of a chance we had infrared cameras on the car and
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Everything you need to...
And many of the problems faced by humans in the poems are caused by their hubris, or excessive pride in believing themselves superior to the gods. The desire to please the gods was so great that the Ancient Greeks traditionally welcomed all strangers into their homes with generosity
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Poetry makes people...
home and tell everyone about it and when I got to the bottom of the article it said turn to page seven for exclusive interview I turned to page seven and I saw that they had titled the article for the love of words and I was beaming with pride and you know how in newspapers
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New Zealand's Stunning...
And this spirit really went through all the people we met, all the regions. There seems to be the mix of pride and welcome that felt truly special as a traveler. People have gone out of their way to help me understand, and talk about their history, their culture.
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Alice Goffman: How we're...
Young people emerge from college with pride and with great friends and with a lot of knowledge about the world. And perhaps most importantly, a better chance in the labor market than they had before they got there.
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Extraordinary Lion Hunt...
Lions are mostly active at night and seldom roar during the day. We tried to persuade them to do so with the help of scientists, by playing back the roar of a strange lion to a resident pride.
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Hair-Raising Hyena...
and one of his most important roles is to defend the pride and territory against competitors hyenas are top of the list when it comes to a lion's enemies a large clan of hyena have been
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Eternal Adversaries:...
And one of his most important roles is to defend the pride and territory against competitors. Hyenas are top of the list, when it comes to a lion's enemies.
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Simba Under Attack PIPE ...
This time, only one lioness, Bibi, has given birth. She's keeping well away from the rough-and-tumble of pride life to protect her two new cubs.
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Best Lion Moments Part 2...
we tried to persuade them to do so with the help of scientists by paying back the roar of a strange land to a resident pride
Video examples
Filming Lions Hunting...
all the lions ate them in the morning the reports i had were that there were maybe 50 lines in the pride and i thought even that's an impressive view so we we took a gamble as you always do in filmmaking you always have to take a bit of a chance we had infrared cameras on the car and
Video examples
Everything you need to...
And many of the problems faced by humans in the poems are caused by their hubris, or excessive pride in believing themselves superior to the gods. The desire to please the gods was so great that the Ancient Greeks traditionally welcomed all strangers into their homes with generosity
Video examples
Poetry makes people...
home and tell everyone about it and when I got to the bottom of the article it said turn to page seven for exclusive interview I turned to page seven and I saw that they had titled the article for the love of words and I was beaming with pride and you know how in newspapers
Video examples
New Zealand's Stunning...
And this spirit really went through all the people we met, all the regions. There seems to be the mix of pride and welcome that felt truly special as a traveler. People have gone out of their way to help me understand, and talk about their history, their culture.
Video examples
Alice Goffman: How we're...
Young people emerge from college with pride and with great friends and with a lot of knowledge about the world. And perhaps most importantly, a better chance in the labor market than they had before they got there.
Video examples
Extraordinary Lion Hunt...
Lions are mostly active at night and seldom roar during the day. We tried to persuade them to do so with the help of scientists, by playing back the roar of a strange lion to a resident pride.
Video examples
Hair-Raising Hyena...
and one of his most important roles is to defend the pride and territory against competitors hyenas are top of the list when it comes to a lion's enemies a large clan of hyena have been
Video examples
Eternal Adversaries:...
And one of his most important roles is to defend the pride and territory against competitors. Hyenas are top of the list, when it comes to a lion's enemies.
Video examples
Simba Under Attack PIPE ...
This time, only one lioness, Bibi, has given birth. She's keeping well away from the rough-and-tumble of pride life to protect her two new cubs.
Video examples
Best Lion Moments Part 2...
we tried to persuade them to do so with the help of scientists by paying back the roar of a strange land to a resident pride
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Quote examples
Donatella Versace
Italian Designer
Plus-sized women shouldn't think of themselves as a size. They should think of themselves as women with rich goals in life. Size doesn't mean, really, anything. You can carry your size with pride and dress in a way that you like.
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Yolanda Hadid
American Model
I was raised to take pride in homemaking, and it's something that I always love to do. I know I share that pride with millions of other women all over the world. It's a good feeling, and it makes me happy.
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Zach Ertz
American Athlete
I pride myself on being able to create mismatches. That's what I've done my whole life.
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Ezra Taft Benson
American Leader
Essentially, pride is a 'my will' rather than 'thy will' approach to life.
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Lee DeWyze
American Musician
Melodies are important. I always kind of pride myself on my melodies.
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Tobias Harris
I pride myself in helping people in the community however I can.
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Max Scherzer
American Athlete
I take a great deal of pride in pitching deep into ballgames.
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Kapil Dev
Indian Athlete
I think pride is more important sometimes than making money.
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Martin Luther
German Leader
The God of this world is riches, pleasure and pride.
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Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
One may be humble out of pride.
Quote examples
Donatella Versace
Italian Designer
Plus-sized women shouldn't think of themselves as a size. They should think of themselves as women with rich goals in life. Size doesn't mean, really, anything. You can carry your size with pride and dress in a way that you like.
Quote examples
Yolanda Hadid
American Model
I was raised to take pride in homemaking, and it's something that I always love to do. I know I share that pride with millions of other women all over the world. It's a good feeling, and it makes me happy.
Quote examples
Zach Ertz
American Athlete
I pride myself on being able to create mismatches. That's what I've done my whole life.
Quote examples
Ezra Taft Benson
American Leader
Essentially, pride is a 'my will' rather than 'thy will' approach to life.
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Lee DeWyze
American Musician
Melodies are important. I always kind of pride myself on my melodies.
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Tobias Harris
I pride myself in helping people in the community however I can.
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Max Scherzer
American Athlete
I take a great deal of pride in pitching deep into ballgames.
Quote examples
Kapil Dev
Indian Athlete
I think pride is more important sometimes than making money.
Quote examples
Martin Luther
German Leader
The God of this world is riches, pleasure and pride.
Quote examples
Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
One may be humble out of pride.
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