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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
proud
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
once-great/proud etc
▪ It was sad to see the once-great man looking so frail.
▪ the once-mighty steel industry
proud boast
▪ It is the company’s proud boast that it can deal with all a customer’s needs in one phone call.
sb’s proudest moment (=when someone did the thing they are most proud of)
▪ My proudest moment was when my daughter was born.
the proud owner of
▪ He was now the proud owner of a bright red sports car.
the proud possessor
▪ He’s now the proud possessor of two satellite dishes.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
▪ I was so proud of you - as proud as though you'd been a child of mine trying to walk.
▪ Owners say they are as proud of their cars' durability as their good looks.
▪ Estella was as proud and cold as ever, with her admirers, with Miss Havisham and with me.
▪ He wanted to fit right in, and present himself as proud citizen of the fair place.
▪ Their craggy Nab, poised above the Tees estuary, was as proud a landmark as neighbouring Roseberry Topping.
▪ To some one as proud as Angel, this, and the result of the war, had been the ultimate humiliation.
▪ Leila stood behind the girl, hands on her shoulders, as proud as if Ari was her own daughter.
▪ Why, he is as proud as a regimental stallion.
extremely
▪ Don't you realize how extremely proud that man was?
▪ That achievement represents a larger share of a larger national product and the Conservative party can be extremely proud of it.
▪ The town is also extremely proud of its Carpet Gardens and miniature steam railway.
▪ I am extremely proud of the comprehensive education system.
▪ There follows a slow procession as the Inspecting Officer progresses along the ranks of extremely proud recruits and Training Staff.
▪ When I reach my goal weight I am extremely proud of myself.
how
▪ He two-putted and we hugged and I told him how proud I was.
▪ My daughter hugs me and tells me how proud she is.
▪ It would be another link of the chain which bound Sam and me together. How proud I would be!
justifiably
▪ It took several attempts to get it right, but in the end I felt justifiably proud of my literary effort.
▪ They loved talking about themselves and were justifiably proud of their expertise.
▪ Surrey ambulance staff have always been justifiably proud of their quality of delivery to the community.
▪ He was justifiably proud of this splendid work which he rightly considered to be his main literary achievement.
▪ Soll is justifiably proud of its enormous sporting and leisure complex.
▪ The University can be justifiably proud of its achievements in this respect.
▪ The Medau Society remains a caring Society and is justifiably proud of its standards.
▪ The company and employees should be justifiably proud to demonstrate their skills and sense of purpose at any time.
justly
▪ Canned Draught Guinness is a product of which we are particularly and justly proud.
▪ Her parents and the people who knew her were justly proud of her.
▪ The show itself contained the sort of comic stuff of which Woody Allen would have been justly proud.
▪ That is a reputation of which the company is justly proud and from which franchisees can benefit directly.
▪ One doesn't need to compare and contrast - It's a moment one can be justly proud of.
▪ All the producers of the items can be justly proud of their respective teams.
most
▪ The reward is many a spectacular view, nature at its most proud and colourful.
▪ I am most proud of our Sally Hemings section.
▪ The next unit is the one Rocktron should be most proud of.
particularly
▪ She is particularly proud of her involvement with the recent appointments of a new breed of top entrepreneurial staff.
▪ He was particularly proud of his drawings and made many in order to discover the absolutely right pose or disposition of the hands.
▪ Roith is particularly proud of what is called the teaching company scheme.
▪ The bull in question had markings of which he was particularly proud.
▪ Of course, I recognise, respect and enjoy Britain's regional diversity, of which we can be particularly proud.
▪ She should also write down anything about which she feels particularly proud, such as doing well with some new exercise.
▪ I am particularly proud of this scheme and I sincerely hope it will succeed.
▪ There was one moment of which I was particularly proud, and Richard made it a magic one.
quite
▪ She was quite proud of it.
▪ Flaked tuna with mayonnaise was new to her but she had managed and was quite proud of the results.
▪ The final peak stands quite proud of the regular ice and we pondered the way up.
▪ We were quite proud of this achievement as it would seem to have no precedent.
▪ I felt quite proud at having caused that, although I was more pre-occupied with my mangled finger.
rather
▪ We have, we are told, a sweet tooth, and we're rather proud of it.
▪ They are all rather proud of the outcome; and the Prince is delighted.
▪ In those days the Fellows of Corpus were rather proud of the briskness of their conversation.
▪ And, one that Dorcas had found in a book and was rather proudUnexploded Bom.
▪ Besides, we are actually rather proud of the work, and would like others to appreciate it.
▪ He was rather proud of this idea.
▪ In his book he seems rather proud of this episode, and I suppose it did foretell the scientist to be.
▪ Alice was really rather proud of his story, his career.
really
▪ I mean if I could write something as good as that, I would feel really proud.
▪ I am really proud of the fact that we never gave up during those three weeks.
▪ I was really proud of the master stroke which made the album something special.
▪ We didn't do very well, but Clare was really proud.
▪ I won fifth place in my first show last year, my owner was really proud.
so
▪ She loved this filly and would have been so proud.
▪ When he graduated from Northwood University with excellent training in business administration, I felt so proud.
▪ He was so proud of her.
▪ I was so proud to get in here7 Tammy recalled.
▪ He had been so proud of that sauce now so stale and unappetising.
▪ I cup her tiny head in my palms and whisper, I am so proud of you.
▪ Why do local communities abroad seem so proud of their airports?
▪ Maisha is so proud she hugs him twice.
too
▪ Those weeks, not seeing him, wondering, too proud to make the first move.
▪ He's too proud to give in to the Cubs.
▪ Crikey, I like the sound of that, no good being too proud.
▪ And after a while I was too proud to ask.
▪ She bit her lip, wanting to cry, but too proud.
▪ And if the clients died of an overdose of bullets, he was not too proud to go to their funerals.
▪ But he was too proud to plead at the right doors.
very
▪ I am very proud of my constituency, which has immense quality.
▪ There are a lot of models who lie about their age, but I am very proud.
▪ When she went shopping to the town she wore a long, voluminous, dark-grey cloak of which she was very proud.
▪ I think it is very important for women to be very proud about their age and not lie about it.
▪ I was very proud of the reputation I had earned for exactness on timing.
▪ Lucas was very proud of his toy.
▪ That made us feel very proud.
▪ Isabel and her family were very proud of the glazed tiles hand-crafted in the factory.
■ NOUN
man
▪ One episode ends with the proud man broken, humiliated and in tears.
▪ Harnessing a proud man like Joey Seldon to that ragtag of a stand?
▪ But within this controversy lay another, which left two proud men protesting their innocence.
▪ He was a proud man, gravely courteous, reflective, and warm.
▪ My father is a proud man.
▪ They were very proud men in their work and their background.
moment
▪ I know that her proudest moment was when she won a prize in high school in 1929, for writing.
▪ Male speaker I am actually, it's rather a proud moment in my life.
▪ To me, it was the funniest, proudest moment I had ever had in baseball.
▪ To this day, this remains Morrissey's proudest moment.
owner
▪ In its place though, one of you could soon be the proud owner of an Action Replay cartridge.
▪ Is C-3P0 the proud owner of a Galant?
▪ She is now the proud owner of an enviable figure, comparable with some one half her age.
▪ You are not yet the proud owner of the copier you have come for.
▪ Putting the pressure on I am the very proud owner of a Red Snakehead.
▪ For your chance to be a proud owner, just study our picture, right.
▪ Three weeks later and thanks to the filter matting, I was the proud owner of five new Zebra Finches.
▪ Jasmine is also married and the proud owner of a gold wedding ring - her father's.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ He's very proud that his work has finally been published.
▪ He was a proud man who refused to admit his mistakes.
▪ I'm proud to say that all my children had a good education.
▪ I felt so proud when my son went up to collect his medal.
▪ Jane's very proud of her new car.
▪ Many farmers then were too proud to ask for government help.
▪ Morris was proud to be part of such a brilliant team.
▪ My students have worked hard, and I'm proud of them.
▪ the proud cathedral spire
▪ the proud parents with their new baby
▪ You did it all by yourself? You should be very proud.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Always he had been happy, working joyfully in the temple, proud to serve not men, but gods.
▪ However, if you are the proud parent of more valuable Koi fry, where is the cut-off point for outdoor survival?
▪ Indeed, this cook is proud of the fact that very few of her diners even request salt.
▪ My parents are terribly proud of them.
▪ Untrained and nervous, she is nevertheless proud and determined.
▪ You are inordinately curious about and proud of everything that comes out of your body.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Proud

Proud \Proud\, a. [Compar. Prouder; superl. Proudest.] [OE. proud, prout, prud, prut, AS. pr[=u]t; akin to Icel. pr[=u][eth]r stately, handsome, Dan. prud handsome. Cf. Pride.]

  1. Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense; as:

    1. Possessing or showing too great self-esteem; overrating one's excellences; hence, arrogant; haughty; lordly; presumptuous.

      Nor much expect A foe so proud will first the weaker seek.
      --Milton.

      O death, made proud with pure and princely beauty !
      --Shak.

      And shades impervious to the proud world's glare.
      --Keble.

    2. Having a feeling of high self-respect or self-esteem; exulting (in); elated; -- often with of; as, proud of one's country. ``Proud to be checked and soothed.''
      --Keble.

      Are we proud men proud of being proud ?
      --Thackeray.

  2. Giving reason or occasion for pride or self-gratulation; worthy of admiration; grand; splendid; magnificent; admirable; ostentatious. ``Of shadow proud.''
    --Chapman. ``Proud titles.''
    --Shak. `` The proud temple's height.''
    --Dryden.

    Till tower, and dome, and bridge-way proud Are mantled with a golden cloud.
    --Keble.

  3. Excited by sexual desire; -- applied particularly to the females of some animals.
    --Sir T. Browne.

    Note: Proud is often used with participles in the formation of compounds which, for the most part, are self-explaining; as, proud-crested, proud-minded, proud-swelling.

    Proud flesh (Med.), a fungous growth or excrescence of granulations resembling flesh, in a wound or ulcer.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
proud

late Old English prud, prute "excellent, splendid; arrogant, haughty," probably from Old French prud, oblique case of adjective prouz "brave, valiant" (11c., Modern French preux; compare prud'homme "brave man"), from Late Latin prode "advantageous, profitable" (source also of Italian prode "valiant"), a back-formation from Latin prodesse "be useful," from pro- "before, for, instead of" (see pro-) + esse "to be" (see essence). Also see pride (n.), prowess.\n

\nMeaning "elated by some act, fact, or thing" is from mid-13c. To do (someone) proud attested by 1819. Related: Proudness. "The -d- in prodesse is probably due to the influence of forms like red-eo-, 'I go back,' red-imo- 'I buy back,' etc." [OED]. The Old English form with -te probably is from or influenced by pride.\n

\nThe sense of "have a high opinion of oneself," not found in Old French, might reflect the Anglo-Saxons' opinion of the Norman knights who called themselves "proud." Old Norse pruðr, probably from the same French source, had only the sense "brave, gallant, magnificent, stately" (compare Icelandic pruður, Middle Swedish prudh, Middle Danish prud). Likewise a group of "pride" words in the Romance languages -- such as French orgueil, Italian orgoglio, Spanish orgullo -- are borrowings from Germanic, where they had positive senses (Old High German urgol "distinguished").\n

\nMost Indo-European languages use the same word for "proud" in its good and bad senses, but in many the bad sense seems to be the earlier one. The usual way to form the word is by some compound of terms for "over" or "high" and words for "heart," "mood," "thought," or "appearance;" such as Greek hyperephanos, literally "over-appearing;" Gothic hauhþuhts, literally "high-conscience." Old English had ofermodig "over-moody" ("mood" in Anglo-Saxon was a much more potent word than presently) and heahheort "high-heart." Words for "proud" in other Indo-European languages sometimes reflect a physical sense of being swollen or puffed up; such as Welsh balch, probably from a root meaning "to swell," and Modern Greek kamari, from ancient Greek kamarou "furnish with a vault or arched cover," with a sense evolution via "make an arch," to "puff out the chest," to "be puffed up" (compare English slang chesty).

Wiktionary
proud

a. 1 gratified; feeling honoured (by something); feeling satisfied or happy about a fact or event. 2 Possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves.

WordNet
proud
  1. adj. feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes" [ant: humble]

  2. having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks" [syn: gallant, lofty, majestic]

Wikipedia
Proud

Proud may refer to:

Proud (Heather Small album)

Proud is the debut solo album by Heather Small, lead singer of M People. The title track was released as the first single from the album and became a hit worldwide. "Holding On" was released as the second single.

Proud (film)

Proud is a 2004 film directed by Mary Pat Kelly and stars veteran actor and activist Ossie Davis, in his final film performance. The motion picture was filmed in Elmira NY and Buffalo, NY. The screenplay was written by Kelly based on her non-fiction book Proudly We Served (1999).

Proud was an Official Selection of The Third Annual Buffalo International Film Festival in 2009. Mary Pat Kelly and Lorenzo Dufau (last surviving crew member) introduced the screening.

Proud (play)

Proud is a comedy drama by John Stanley that explores issues surrounding gay pride and identity. It depicts a love story between Tom, a survivor of the Admiral Duncan bombing in 1999, and his 18-year-old boyfriend Lewis, a 2012 Olympic boxing hopeful, exploring their different attitudes toward being "Out and Proud". The play premiered at New Wimbledon Studio on April 8, 2009.

Proud (Britannia High song)

"Proud" is a song by Wayne Hector, Steve Mac and Andy Hill originally written and recorded for the British television drama series Britannia High. The song was later covered by Scottish singer Susan Boyle for her debut album I Dreamed a Dream.

In the ITV drama series the song is performed in episode 1.03 by the character Jez Tyler played by Matthew James Thomas. The song features on the 2008 Britannia High soundtrack album.

Proud (Heather Small song)

"Proud" is a song by M People singer Heather Small, which was released in May 2000, peaking at #16 on the UK Singles Chart. It was the title track from her debut album Proud, and was released as her first single becoming a worldwide hit. The song was co-written with and produced by Peter-John Vettese.

In 2005, the song was adopted as the official theme for the London 2012 Olympic bid, and was featured in a widely seen promotional video for the bid. Re-released in honour of this, and due to the fact a new M People greatest hits titled Ultimate Collection, which also included two of Small's solo songs, was released the same year, the song returned to the UK Singles Chart peaking at #33 and remaining in the Top 75 for two more weeks. The song was also re-released on The Biggest Loser soundtrack in 2006. It peaked at #34.

Proud (JLS song)

"Proud" is a song by British boy band JLS, which serves as the official Sport Relief charity single for 2012, and appears on the festive edition of the group's fourth studio album, Evolution. The single was released on 16 March 2012. The song was written by co-written by JLS, Daniel Davidsen, Jason Gill, Jonathan Gill, Cutfather, and Ali Tennant. The single sold nearly 45,000 copies during its first week of sales, peaking at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.

Proud (surname)

Proud is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Albert Proud (born 1988), Australian rules football player
  • Andrew Proud (born 1954), Anglican Bishop of Reading and former Area Bishop for the Horn of Africa in the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
  • Bill Proud (1919–1961), English cricketer
  • David Proud (born 1983), English actor born with spina bifida
  • Geoffrey Proud (born 1946), Australian painter
  • George Proud (born 1939), Canadian politician
  • Peter Proud (1913–1989), British art director
  • Ted Proud (born 1930), British postal historian and philatelic writer
PROUD (clinical trial)

PROUD (a backronym for "Pre-exposure Option for reducing HIV in the UK: immediate or Deferred") was an open-label randomised clinical trial of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) by the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at University College London. It sought to evaluate the effectiveness of PrEP at preventing the spread of HIV in sexually active gay men in a non-controlled real-world environment. The study recruited participants at several different locations: Brighton, Birmingham, York, Manchester, Sheffield, and eight locations in London.

The trial reported PrEP to have an 86% effectiveness in preventing HIV infection.

PROUD

PROUD can mean:

  • People for Real, Open and United Democracy, a Bulgarian political party
  • PROUD (clinical trial), a clinical trial of post-exposure prophylaxis

Usage examples of "proud".

She was so proud of her good health, poor dear, never had an illness in her long life but the once and that was more an allergy than an illness.

Pangle stood beside him, and theirs was the proud and nervous pose men struck when having ambrotypes made at the start of the war, though instead of rifle musket and Colt pistol and bowie knife, Stobrod and Pangle held fiddle and banjo before them as defining implements.

He dropped to his knees with a moan, the proud antlered head bowed in sorrow.

It may be added that, as being himself a blunt and downright Englishman, unaccustomed to conceal the slightest movement either of love or of dislike, he accounted the fair-spoken courtesy which the Scots had learned, either from imitation of their frequent allies, the French, or which might have arisen from their own proud and reserved character, as a false and astucious mark of the most dangerous designs against their neighbours, over whom he believed, with genuine English confidence, they could, by fair manhood, never obtain any advantage.

That fight would be a failure if we allowed the proudest, the most autocratic, the most conscienceless despot who ever sat upon a throne to remain in his place.

The boy was trembling with excitement, his bright green eyes sparkling as he drank in the splendid vision of the mounted warriors, their gleaming weapons and splendid accouterments, the restless thaptors pawing at the dust, arching their proud necks restlessly, the brilliant bannerol snapping in a brisk breeze.

The long narrow hull slicing boldly through the sunset blush of lake water, the clean run of the wake streaming out behind her, the standard of house Barca hoisted at the crosstree of her masthead and her high castles fore and aft standing tall and proud above the papyrus banks on either hand.

Jezebel was mighty proud of her inheritance from her pappy and in a pathetic fit of beautification planted a few geranimus and pansies in the hard packed ground fronting the splintery porch of the dwelling.

Only this time, Blaise Quinn had the power to destroy him, and he could only pray that she was too proud to use it.

You may assure yourselves that, for my part, I doubt no whit but that all this tyrannical, proud, and brainsick invasion and occupation of my beloved England will yet prove the beginning, though not the end, of the ruin of that kingdom which, most treacherously, even in the midst of treating peace, began this wrongful war.

A common bravo of the canals is waylaid, among your despised graves, by the proudest Signor of Calabria!

Oga was proud of her new son, and Broud even more proud that his mate had given birth to a son so soon after their mating.

Johnson was vain, loquacious, and offensively egotistic: Jackson, on the other hand, was proud, reserved, and with such abounding self-respect as excluded egotism.

They drove about, but they went to places without knowing why, except that the carriage man took them, and they had all the privileges of a proud exclusivism without desiring them.

There was no more speech except of a proud advance towards Jerusalem upon the expiry of the truce, and the measures to be taken in the meantime for supplying and recruiting the army.