Definition: 1. Causing somebody to feel pride. 2. Feel pleased about something good that you possess or have done, or about something good that a person close to you has done. 3. Feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride.
Use 'proud' in a sentence:
1. It's a great moment, a proud moment.
2. He was a very proud boy.
3. She got nine As and he was so proud of her.
4. Evans could barely contain his delight: 'I'm so proud of her,' he said.
5. This country was once proud of its education system. Now it seems to be in ruins.
6. My father is extremely proud that I followed in his footsteps and became a doctor.
7. They are proud that she is doing well at school.
8. She must be very proud of herself.
9. It was her proud boast that she had never missed a day's work because of illness.
10. I felt proud of his efforts.
11. He's proud of his children and blind to their faults.
12. She was too proud to admit she could be wrong.
13. This is the proudest moment of my life.
14. He was proud of himself for not giving up.
15. Your achievements are something to be proud of.
