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take pride

take pride verb: to be proud of (usually followed by in or of).

Verb

take pride (third-person singular simple present takes pride, present participle taking pride, simple past took pride, past participle taken pride)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be proud of (usually followed by in or of).
    • Our lawgivers take special pride in the ever active manufacture of new bills and laws.1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress
    • “People in their right minds never take pride in their talents,” said Miss Maudie.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    plume, pique, take stock in, pride oneself

Synonyms of take pride

Forms of take pride

third-person singular presenttakes pride
present participletaking pride
pasttook pride
past participletaken pride

Questions about take pride

What does take pride mean?
Take pride means to be proud of (usually followed by in or of).
What part of speech is take pride?
Take pride is a verb.
What is the past tense of take pride?
The past tense of take pride is took pride.

Words near take pride in the dictionary

  1. take point
  2. take point of
  3. take possession
  4. take post
  5. take potluck
  6. take pride
  7. take refuge
  8. take responsibility
  9. take revenge
  10. take roll
  11. take root

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