Kilo Lingo

proud

/praʊd/

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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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This word is part of lesson 13.