pride

1. 1.

   be proud of

   “He prides himself on making it into law school”

   Synonymsplumecongratulate

   Broaderfeel

Other forms of pride

plural

prides·

past tense

prided·

present participle

priding·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pride

What does pride mean?

pride means "a feeling of self-respect and personal worth". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pride?

pride has 1 syllable: pride. In IPA it is /ˈpɹaɪd/.

What is another word for pride?

Close synonyms include pridefulness, superbia, plume, congratulate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of pride?

The recorded antonyms are humility.

Is pride a common word?

pride is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.