with one's head held high

adverb

Proudly, with pride.

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Meanings

adverbwith one's head held high (not comparable)
  1. idiomaticnot comparableProudly, with pride.

    England head to Nice for Saturday’s third-place playoff after yet more semi-final disappointment but with heads held high having played their part in a wonderful game featuring some particularly harsh luck.

    2019 July 2, Louise Taylor, “Alex Morgan heads USA past England into Women’s World Cup final”, in The Guardian

Origin

From hold one's head high.

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Translations

Dutch met opgeheven hoofd
  • met opgeheven hoofdproudly — see also hold one's head high
Finnish pää pystyssä, pystyssä päin
  • pää pystyssäproudly — see also hold one's head high
  • pystyssä päinproudly — see also hold one's head high
French la tête haute
  • la tête hauteproudly — see also hold one's head high
German erhobenen Hauptes
  • erhobenen Hauptesproudly — see also hold one's head high
Greek με το κεφάλι ψηλά
  • με το κεφάλι ψηλά (me to kefáli psilá)proudly — see also hold one's head high
Italian a testa alta
  • a testa altaproudly — see also hold one's head high
Polish z podniesionym czołem
  • z podniesionym czołemproudly — see also hold one's head high
Romanian cu capul sus
  • cu capul susproudly — see also hold one's head high
Tagalog taas-noo
  • taas-nooproudly — see also hold one's head high
Cite this entry
APA

with one's head held high. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/with%20one's%20head%20held%20high

MLA

“with one's head held high.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/with%20one's%20head%20held%20high. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “with one's head held high,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/with%20one's%20head%20held%20high.

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