take pride

present singular third person takes pride · participle present taking pride · past took pride · participle past taken pride

1. idiomaticintransitiveTo 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

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   “People in their right minds never take pride in their talents,” said Miss Maudie.

   1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC

   "We are committed to making GBR an employer of choice, where working on the railways is not just a job, but a career people take pride in."

   2025 November 12, David Stubbings, “Rail reform bill: pledge to rebuild trust of passengers”, in RAIL, number 1048, pages 6-7

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