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taking pride

taking pride is the present participle and gerund 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 taking pride

What is taking pride the present participle and gerund of?
Taking pride is the present participle and gerund of take pride.

Words near taking pride in the dictionary

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

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