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proud English

Meaning proud meaning

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Definitions in simple English

proud

If you are proud of or about something you have done, you feel good about it. I feel proud that we fought in the war, even if most people think we should have stayed home. If you are proud of someone, you feel happy for them because they have done something well. If you are proud of something you own, you think it is valuable and you are happy about it.

proud

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 (= gallant, lofty, majestic) having or displaying great dignity or nobility a gallant pageant lofty ships majestic cities proud alpine peaks

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Simple sentences

If your parents heard of your success, they would be proud of you.
I am proud of never being late for school.
He is proud of his family.
I always made my mother proud.
She would be proud of me!
I'm very proud of my son.
My parents were proud of me.
I know you were proud of me.
Tom was very proud of you.
Tom is too proud to ask for help.
Everyone is proud of you.
Everyone is very proud of you.
I am proud to be a part of this project.
I'm proud of you.
The people of London are very proud of this bridge.
Well done! Your parents must be proud of you.
The mother may well be proud of her bright son.
The biologist is proud of his historic discovery.
I am proud of having accomplished such a task.
Mr Wilson is proud of his house.
England is proud of her poets.
I'm proud to have you on our team.
Are you proud of your father?
Keiko is proud of her family.
Mike is proud of his father being rich.
People in Brazil were proud of him.
Mrs. North is very proud of her children.
He is very proud of his toy.

Movie subtitles

AII the great European cities were proud of their own autonomy.
Goodbye, son. We're so proud of you.
And the life we live Is primitive and proud!
If I had a son, I'd be proud if he was like Daniel.
Look, there are a million reasons that your dad should be proud of you.
Yeah, you really made me proud today.
If he was, I'd be proud to admit it.
Not something I'm proud of.
Every time I do this... I'm proud it isn't gin.
My dear brother would be so proud.
The way you just stood up to him. makes me so proud of you.
The ruins of Sendlingen castle, once so proud,. now a playground for the children of the poor.
Georgia was quick and impulsive, proud and independent.
Not even about myself. I'm only proud of my dry eyes.
I'm proud to wear it.
After disposing of you cyborg defects, I shall help guide humanity as a proud servant of those gods.
Proud, majestic, haughty.
There's something to be proud of.
I'm proud.
We ought to be very proud of him.
In a year or so the girl returned and mighty proud was she.
Proud to meet such a brave young man.
See how proud he is of it?
Dad, let me congratulate you. I'm proud to be your son.
You ought to be proud of her.
So proud, so fierce, and yet, so infinitely soothing.
Disappointed? No. Proud.
Very proud.
Make daddy proud.
Even if he doesn't listen, or even if he acts proud or says things too bluntly, cut him some slack and always stay by his side.
I'm not proud of it. I cannot do the presentation with Calvin on Monday.
I had her raised in the lowest dive in Zanzibar.so you could be proud of her!
Mac, my boy, I'm proud of you.
Gee, I'm proud of you.
I'm gonna be awfully proud of you, Jerry.
And you'll be proud of me, too.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to present a serious social drama proving that vice is always punished.
I'M PROUD OF YOU.
Proud.

News and current affairs

Serbs were justly proud: a dictatorship was ended in a democratic, peaceful way.
First, however, the Islamic world must rediscover and embrace its proud heritage.
France's once-proud carmakers are fighting for survival.
I am particularly proud of the last achievement, because, by working in partnership with my fellow Mozambicans to expand immunization coverage, I believe that I have played a part in bringing it about.
Proud Kasparov, who was perhaps more stunned than anyone, was sure that the IBM team must have cheated.
The Cup's explosions of proud nationalism hide more tortured realities.
The challenge now is to reinvent the car so that it remains a proud totem of freedom and safety in the decades ahead.
Unsatisfied with their inner identity, it is only natural that Russians should demand changes that make them feel more secure and proud.
China is justly proud of its success in emerging from the world recession with a high rate of economic growth.
They are justly proud of the ethnic diversity of China.
But, while some cultures are proud of their plurality, others try to hide it.
Once, at a traditional ceremony, in which an infant child receives his tribal name, I watched the proud father and a half dozen male friends dance together before a crowd of well-wishers.
I am proud and honored that United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked me to help mobilize the world's expertise as we seek to achieve that goal.
Consider the Poles, who, deservedly proud of their society's anti-Nazi resistance, actually killed more Jews than Germans during the war.
When I won a place at a medical college in Germany, my parents were proud.
Their outlook nowadays is the product of these two worldviews - suspicious of others' motives and proud of themselves as smart, tough negotiators and not without their own resources.
The economic dislocations and the humiliation of proud nations were, indeed, devastating (as Greeks today can attest).
His daughter is proud of his legacy, which marked the beginning of South Korea's economic boom.
Be it to watch a cricket match; be it do some shopping; be it to meet friends and families - India is proud to be an open society, an open economy.
They appeal, above all, to the logic of popular suspicion that perhaps becomes inevitable when a proud nation is suddenly laid low: Pigna, like Lanata, presents a history full of conspiracy, lies, treason, and corruption.

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