proud

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpraʊd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/praʊd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(proud)

Inflections of 'proud' (adj):
prouder
adj comparative
proudest
adj superlative

Collocations for "proud"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "proud" in context.

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proud

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. am (very) proud to be [a part of, your]
  2. proud to [announce, present, call myself]
  3. proud to say that
  4. proud of your [accomplishments, grades]
  5. am proud of you for your [accomplishments]
  6. we are (so) proud of you
  7. felt proud of their [daughter, son, children]
  8. [immensely, justly] proud of you
  9. [justifiably, understandably] proud of himself
  10. a proud [owner, parent, sponsor] of
  11. a proud [member, survivor] of
  12. proud and [happy, pleased, honored, grateful]
  13. proud about [winning, passing, being chosen]
  14. don't be so proud
  15. is too proud to [surrender, give up]
  16. has a proud [history, heritage, tradition]
  17. [this is, it was] a proud moment
  18. was my proudest [achievement, moment]
  19. stood proud of the [surface, ground]
adv
  1. do [him, my parents] proud
additional examples
  1. am (very) proud to be [a part of, your]
  2. proud to [announce, present, call myself]
  3. proud to say that
  4. proud of your [accomplishments, grades]
  5. am proud of you for your [accomplishments]
  6. we are (so) proud of you
  7. felt proud of their [daughter, son, children]
  8. [immensely, justly] proud of you
  9. [justifiably, understandably] proud of himself
  10. a proud [owner, parent, sponsor] of
  11. a proud [member, survivor] of
  12. proud and [happy, pleased, honored, grateful]
  13. proud about [winning, passing, being chosen]
  14. don't be so proud
  15. is too proud to [surrender, give up]
  16. has a proud [history, heritage, tradition]
  17. [this is, it was] a proud moment
  18. was my proudest [achievement, moment]
  19. the once-proud [nation, city, champion]
  20. stood proud of the [surface, ground]
  21. do [him, my parents] proud
'proud' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
American - accomplishment - be - boast - charity - dad - darn - fond - foolish - fortunate - gaze - haughty - her - heritage - homeland - honor - humble - introduce - make - marine - nation - offspring - our - owner - parent - pleased - queer - super - tall - wedding

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