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took pride

took pride is the simple past 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 took pride

What is took pride the simple past of?
Took pride is the simple past of take pride.

Words near took pride in the dictionary

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

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