take (a) pride in

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• take a pride in — boast about, be happy with one s results or accomplishments …   English contemporary dictionary

• take pride of place — take/have/pride of place phrase to be put in the place that is most central or important Pride of place in her collection goes to the gold medal she won at the 1996 Olympics. Thesaurus: to be important, or to give something importancesynonym… …   Useful english dictionary

• Take — Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pride — pride1 W3S3 [praıd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feeling of pleasure)¦ 2¦(respect)¦ 3¦(too much pride)¦ 4 take pride in your work/appearance etc 5 somebody s pride and joy 6 the pride of something 7 have/take pride of place 8¦(lions)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pride — I n. 1) to take pride in 2) to hurt smb. s pride 3) civic; fierce, great, strong; injured, wounded pride (to take great pride in one s children) 4) the pride to + inf. (do they have enough pride to defend their principles?) 5) (misc.) to appeal… …   Combinatory dictionary

• pride — 1 /praId/ noun (U) 1 FEELING OF PLEASURE a feeling of satisfaction and pleasure in what you have done, or in what someone connected with you has done: show/feel/take pride in (doing)sth: The employees all show great pride in their company. | She… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pride — pride1 [ praıd ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you, or someone connected with you, have achieved something special: You could see the pride in their faces when they talked about their daughter s… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pride — I UK [praɪd] / US noun Word forms pride : singular pride plural prides ** 1) [uncountable] a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you, or someone connected with you, have achieved something special You could see the pride in… …   English dictionary

• Pride — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Pride >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dignity dignity self respect mens sibi conscia recti =>(Vergil) GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 pride pride Sgm: N 2 haughtiness haughtiness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 2 high not …   English dictionary for students

• take — I [[t]te͟ɪk[/t]] USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS ♦ takes, taking, took, taken (Take is used in combination with a wide range of nouns, where the meaning of the combination is mostly given by the noun. Many of these combinations are common… …   English dictionary

• pride — noun 1 feeling of being proud of sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ fierce, great ▪ justifiable ▪ She took justifiable pride in her son s achievements. ▪ fatherly ▪ …   Collocations dictionary