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taken pride

taken pride is the past participle of take pride.

Meaning of take pride

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
    Synonyms:
    plume, pique, take stock in, pride oneself

Questions about taken pride

What is taken pride the past participle of?
Taken pride is the past participle of take pride.

Words near taken pride in the dictionary

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

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