Kilo Lingo

/praɪd/

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Translation

The good feeling you get when you, or the people close to you, have done something well.

Word origin

From Old English pryde, the noun that belongs with the adjective proud.

Origin
Old English
Root
pryde
English cognates
proud

Examples

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Pride is a feeling, so it has no plural here.

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"Take pride in something" means to be proud of it.

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Pride can also mean thinking too well of yourself.

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This word is part of lesson 37.