What is the meaning of proud ?
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Hi Anosh, PROUD is an adjective. To be proud means to feel happy or satisfied about something like an achievement or reward. E.g. If I finish first place in a race, I might feel proud of myself. However, PROUD also has a very bad meaning as well. When we describe someone as being a proud person it can mean that he thinks very highly of himself. He usually thinks he's the best and that others are wrong or that others are underneath him. Hope this helps:-)
- lela_eleni-mylona04Certified ESL Teacher
Hello, Anosh! Proud, as an adjective, has the meaning of feeling happy and pleased with an accomplishment or a reward, which is the initial meaning of the word. Whereas as the colleague mentioned the meaning of the word proud can be negative as well. In that case, it means when a person has an excessively high opinion on themselves and their importance. I hope this helps!
Proud is used to describe a a feeling of being happy over the success of an individual.
It is feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction for achievements and qualities.
Being proud is to be happy for her/him
Being proud (adjective) means being happy about your achievements. "He was proud of himself for doing well on the exam" It can also mean thinking too much of your own character in a negative way. Having a big ego. "He way too proud of himself"
- Emily89Certified ESL teacher
To feel happy for you, hie Anosh, today you did great in class. I am proud of you, keep it up.
To be proud is to feel good about something. It is a word that describes your satisfaction or accomplishment.
Hello 🙋♀️ The word “Proud” is an adjective that describes the feeling that we get when we are satisfied about something we achieve or someone who we love or care about achieves/does well in/reaches a set goal/new job/graduation etc.
Hello Dear. Proud: Adjective/ Pride: Noum. It can have either a good or bad Connotation though. I´m pround of you: Generally good....Something you achieved or did successfully./ He`s puffed up with pride: Negative.....Suggests arrogance.
Hi there!) it’s a feeling of pleasure… of someone’s results, achievements usually this people are close, for example: mother proud because her son took the highest score on exam.
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