proud

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♦ proud /pr'aʊd/ (prouder proudest)
1 [ADJ] oft ADJ of n, ADJ that/to-inf
If you feel proud, you feel pleased about something good that you possess or have done, or about something good that a person close to you has done.
I felt proud of his efforts...
They are proud that she is doing well at school...
I am proud to be a Canadian...
Derek is now the proud father of a bouncing baby girl.
≠ ashamed
● proudly [ADV] ADV with v
`That's the first part finished,' he said proudly.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n, usu ADJ-superl
Your proudest moments or achievements are the ones that you are most proud of.
This must have been one of the proudest moments of his busy and hard working life.
3 [ADJ]
Someone who is proud has respect for themselves and does not want to lose the respect that other people have for them.
He was too proud to ask his family for help and support...
4 [ADJ]
Someone who is proud feels that they are better or more important than other people.
She was said to be proud and arrogant.
= arrogant
≠ humble

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