proud
/praʊd/
#637 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
Feeling glad and pleased about something good you or someone close has done.
Word origin
From Old French prud, meaning brave or fine, from Latin prodesse.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- prud
Examples
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"Proud" shows she felt glad about what she did.
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Here "proud" means they feel pleased and glad about him.
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"Proud" describes their glad, pleased feeling.
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