proud

feeling or showing pride

The first known use: before the 12th century

Word Structure

5 Letters, 1 Syllable

proud

4 Phonemes

p r ow d

onset, rime

pr oud

Morpheme

proud

Sentence Examples

They are the proud parents of a hero.

I was proud that I never gave in.

She's the proud owner of a new car.

Her proudest accomplishment was to finish school.

He has a proud manner.

She's too proud to accept their charity.

Related Words

Sound the same but are spelled differently.

Collocations

The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.

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