--- title: P — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 57 description: The 1498 words of the English dictionary under P, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/57/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / P # P — The English dictionary · page 57 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* Prevailing means most common or strongest at a certain time or place.[↗](../../prevailing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (geography) The prevailing wind is the wind that blows most often from one direction in a place.[↗](../../prevailing/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Prevailing is also a form of prevail, meaning winning in the end.[↗](../../prevailing/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The prevailing wind here blows from the west.[↗](../../prevailing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Trees lean away from the prevailing wind.[↗](../../prevailing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Under the prevailing conditions, the race was cancelled.[↗](../../prevailing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The prevailing view is that homework helps.[↗](../../prevailing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Good sense is prevailing at last.[↗](../../prevailing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Sailors used the prevailing winds to cross the ocean.[↗](../../prevailing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The prevailing weather is wet and mild.[↗](../../prevailing/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Kindness prevailing over anger is the moral of the story.[↗](../../prevailing/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Contrary to the prevailing opinion, I believe that the Pythag- oreans regarded the Zero, 0, as the second element which was called the infinite, indeterminate duality, infinite binary, etc. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../prevailing/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **prevalence** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* How common or widespread something is in a place or group at a given time.[↗](../../prevalence/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The prevalence of head lice goes up when school starts.[↗](../../prevalence/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The survey studied the prevalence of short-sightedness.[↗](../../prevalence/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The prevalence of smartphones has changed how people talk.[↗](../../prevalence/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists measured the prevalence of the disease.[↗](../../prevalence/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The prevalence of plastic on beaches is shocking.[↗](../../prevalence/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Allergies have a higher prevalence than they used to.[↗](../../prevalence/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **prevalent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Common or widespread in a place or at a time: «Colds are prevalent in winter.».[↗](../../prevalent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Most common, strongest among others.[↗](../../prevalent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Head lice are prevalent in primary schools.[↗](../../prevalent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Malaria is prevalent in some hot, wet countries.[↗](../../prevalent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The prevalent wind here blows from the west.[↗](../../prevalent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Smartphones are prevalent among teenagers.[↗](../../prevalent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Kangaroos are prevalent in many parts of Australia.[↗](../../prevalent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Bullying online is more prevalent than many adults think.[↗](../../prevalent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The second story will serve as an illustration of one of the Russian customs with respect to the dead, and also of the ideas about witchcraft, still prevalent in Russia.[↗](../../prevalent/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **prevent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To prevent something means to stop it from happening.[↗](../../prevent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To prevent someone from doing something means to stop them doing it.[↗](../../prevent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* To come before or get ahead of something; to anticipate it.[↗](../../prevent/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Washing your hands helps prevent the spread of germs.[↗](../../prevent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sun cream can prevent sunburn.[↗](../../prevent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Brushing your teeth prevents tooth decay.[↗](../../prevent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rain prevented us from playing outside.[↗](../../prevent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Fences prevent children from falling into the pool.[↗](../../prevent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Smoke alarms help prevent deaths in fires.[↗](../../prevent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The goalkeeper prevented a goal.[↗](../../prevent/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · What could we do to prevent accidents in the playground?[↗](../../prevent/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Nevertheless, this work is expensive, so in order to keep providing this resource, we have taken steps to prevent abuse by commercial parties, including placing technical restrictions on automated querying.[↗](../../prevent/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../prevent/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Four boys caught him to prevent the thud.[↗](../../prevent/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Peter Pan) · Nevertheless, this work is expensive, so in order to keep providing this resource, we have taken steps to prevent abuse by commercial parties, including placing technical restrictions on automated querying.[↗](../../prevent/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) · This time they could not prevent him overhearing.[↗](../../prevent/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Irish Fairy Tales) **preventable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Preventable means able to be stopped before it happens.[↗](../../preventable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Most kitchen fires are preventable.[↗](../../preventable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Tooth decay is preventable if you brush.[↗](../../preventable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Measles is a preventable disease thanks to vaccines.[↗](../../preventable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The accident was completely preventable.[↗](../../preventable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Wearing a helmet makes many head injuries preventable.[↗](../../preventable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Sunburn is preventable with sunscreen.[↗](../../preventable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Many falls at home are preventable.[↗](../../preventable/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor said the illness was preventable.[↗](../../preventable/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **preventative** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Preventative means meant to stop something bad from happening before it starts, such as illness, damage or crime.[↗](../../preventative/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A preventative is something used to prevent a problem, such as a medicine or treatment.[↗](../../preventative/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Brushing your teeth is a preventative measure against tooth decay.[↗](../../preventative/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The vet gave the dog a preventative treatment for fleas.[↗](../../preventative/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Vaccines are preventative medicine.[↗](../../preventative/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We took preventative steps and tied down the trampoline before the storm.[↗](../../preventative/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sun cream is a preventative against sunburn.[↗](../../preventative/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Regular check-ups are preventative care.[↗](../../preventative/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **prevention** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Prevention means stopping something bad from happening before it happens.[↗](../../prevention/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Washing your hands is good for illness prevention.[↗](../../prevention/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Fire prevention week teaches us about smoke alarms.[↗](../../prevention/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Prevention is better than cure.[↗](../../prevention/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The helmet is for injury prevention.[↗](../../prevention/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The council spends money on flood prevention.[↗](../../prevention/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Brushing your teeth is tooth decay prevention.[↗](../../prevention/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **preview** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A preview is a chance to see something before it is shown to everyone, such as a film or a show.[↗](../../preview/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A preview is a short look at something coming later, like a trailer or a summary of what a lesson will cover.[↗](../../preview/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* On a computer, a preview shows how a file, photo or page will look before you print, send or open it.[↗](../../preview/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To preview something is to look at it, or show it, in advance.[↗](../../preview/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We got a sneak preview of the school play at the dress rehearsal.[↗](../../preview/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Click print preview to check the page before you print.[↗](../../preview/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher previewed tomorrow's lesson on fractions.[↗](../../preview/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Before reading, preview the headings and pictures.[↗](../../preview/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My phone shows a preview of each message.[↗](../../preview/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The film preview made it look really scary.[↗](../../preview/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Preview your email before you send it.[↗](../../preview/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **previous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Happening or existing before the one you are talking about now: the previous page, the previous day.[↗](../../previous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «Previous to» (formal) means before.[↗](../../previous/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal, UK) Too quick or eager: «You're a bit previous!» — acting before it is time.[↗](../../previous/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Look back at the previous page.[↗](../../previous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The previous owner left a cat in the house.[↗](../../previous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the pattern 5, 10, 15, the number previous to 15 is 10.[↗](../../previous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She had been to the beach the previous day.[↗](../../previous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · No previous experience is needed to join the club.[↗](../../previous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Use your answer from the previous question.[↗](../../previous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Our previous teacher moved to Canada.[↗](../../previous/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · This score is better than your previous one.[↗](../../previous/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The remainder of the day went like the previous one.[↗](../../previous/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **previously** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Previously means before, at an earlier time.[↗](../../previously/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Previously means before the time being talked about.[↗](../../previously/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She had previously lived in Canada.[↗](../../previously/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · As previously explained, the test is on Friday.[↗](../../previously/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) Use the value previously calculated to find the total.[↗](../../previously/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The house was previously a shop.[↗](../../previously/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I had never previously been on a plane.[↗](../../previously/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Previously, the park closed at five; now it closes at six.[↗](../../previously/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the course of conversation he had forgotten all that had happened previously.[↗](../../previously/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **prey** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Prey is an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.[↗](../../prey/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To prey on means to hunt and eat other animals.[↗](../../prey/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Prey on can also mean to cheat or hurt people who are weak or easy to trick, like scammers do.[↗](../../prey/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rabbit is prey for the fox.[↗](../../prey/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Eagles are birds of prey.[↗](../../prey/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Lions creep up on their prey.[↗](../../prey/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Spiders trap their prey in webs.[↗](../../prey/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Prey animals often live in large groups for safety.[↗](../../prey/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Owls prey on mice.[↗](../../prey/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Scammers prey on older people.[↗](../../prey/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The zebra became prey for the crocodile.[↗](../../prey/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It is coming for its prey\![↗](../../prey/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, thou art gone up.[↗](../../prey/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.49.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../prey/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.[↗](../../prey/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.15.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../prey/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of man and of beast.[↗](../../prey/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.31.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../prey/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Why is he become a prey?[↗](../../prey/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.2.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../prey/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lioness?[↗](../../prey/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.38.39, JPS 1917)[↗](../../prey/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Are the birds of prey against her round about?[↗](../../prey/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.12.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../prey/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **price** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The price is how much money you must pay to buy something.[↗](../../price/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To price something is to decide or mark how much it costs.[↗](../../price/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A price can be a bad thing you must accept to get something: «the price of fame».[↗](../../price/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The price of a pen is 2 dollars.[↗](../../price/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The price went down by 5 dollars.[↗](../../price/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · What is the total price of 3 books?[↗](../../price/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The sale price is half of the old price.[↗](../../price/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Look at the price tag before you buy.[↗](../../price/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Prices go up when things are hard to get.[↗](../../price/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop priced the toys at 3 dollars each.[↗](../../price/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Which shop has the better price for apples?[↗](../../price/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He won, but at a price: he hurt his knee.[↗](../../price/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The price of the ox is twenty roubles.[↗](../../price/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Are we not accounted by him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our price.[↗](../../price/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.31.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../price/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · If there be yet many years, according unto them he shall give back the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.[↗](../../price/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.25.51, JPS 1917)[↗](../../price/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And if one man's ox hurt another's, so that it dieth; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the price of it; and the dead also they shall divide.[↗](../../price/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.21.35, JPS 1917)[↗](../../price/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou sellest Thy people for small gain, and hast not set their prices high.[↗](../../price/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.44.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../price/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · A woman of valour who can find? for her price is far above rubies.[↗](../../price/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.31.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../price/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · We have drunk our water for money; our wood cometh to us for price.[↗](../../price/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings LAM.5.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../price/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **priceless** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Priceless means worth so much that no price could be put on it.[↗](../../priceless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Priceless means very funny or amusing.[↗](../../priceless/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The museum has a priceless gold crown.[↗](../../priceless/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her face when she saw the cake was priceless\![↗](../../priceless/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Friendship is priceless.[↗](../../priceless/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The robbers stole a priceless painting.[↗](../../priceless/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · That joke was priceless.[↗](../../priceless/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Old family photos are priceless to Nan.[↗](../../priceless/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **pricey** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) Pricey means expensive, costing a lot of money.[↗](../../pricey/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* That toy is a bit pricey.[↗](../../pricey/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cinema snacks are really pricey.[↗](../../pricey/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The pricier trainers are not always better.[↗](../../pricey/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · London is a pricey place to live.[↗](../../pricey/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It was the priciest ice cream in the shop.[↗](../../pricey/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum said the hotel was too pricey.[↗](../../pricey/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **prick** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To make a tiny hole in something with a sharp point, like a needle or a thorn.[↗](../../prick/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A small sharp pain, or the tiny mark made by a sharp point.[↗](../../prick/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* "Prick up its ears": when an animal raises its ears to listen carefully.[↗](../../prick/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I pricked my finger on a rose thorn.[↗](../../prick/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Prick the potatoes with a fork before baking them.[↗](../../prick/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse pricked my finger to check my blood.[↗](../../prick/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog pricked up its ears when it heard the gate.[↗](../../prick/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I felt a little prick when I got the injection.[↗](../../prick/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the fairy tale, the princess pricks her finger on a spinning wheel.[↗](../../prick/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Be careful not to prick yourself with the sewing needle.[↗](../../prick/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Shepherd Dogs pricked up their ears.[↗](../../prick/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · For my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins.[↗](../../prick/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.73.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../prick/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **prickle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small sharp point on a plant or animal, like on a hedgehog, holly leaf or bramble.[↗](../../prickle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A tingling or stinging feeling on your skin.[↗](../../prickle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To give a stinging, tingling feeling: «The wool prickled my neck.».[↗](../../prickle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb) When your skin or the back of your neck prickles, you feel fear or excitement.[↗](../../prickle/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The hedgehog's prickles kept the fox away.[↗](../../prickle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My new jumper prickles.[↗](../../prickle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I felt a prickle of fear when the door creaked.[↗](../../prickle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Watch out for the prickles on the rose stem.[↗](../../prickle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Her eyes prickled with tears.[↗](../../prickle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mole felt the back of his neck prickle in the Wild Wood.[↗](../../prickle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Holly leaves have prickles on their edges.[↗](../../prickle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But one of the tree’s prickles pierced his finger and caused great pain and inflammation, so that the young Prince fell down in a fainting fit.[↗](../../prickle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **prickly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Covered in sharp points or prickles, like a hedgehog, cactus or holly.[↗](../../prickly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Giving a stinging or tingling feeling: a prickly jumper.[↗](../../prickly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (of a person) Easily annoyed or upset; grumpy.[↗](../../prickly/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (of a problem) Hard to deal with and likely to cause arguments.[↗](../../prickly/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The hedgehog is prickly so foxes leave it alone.[↗](../../prickly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Be careful, the cactus is very prickly.[↗](../../prickly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · This wool jumper feels prickly on my neck.[↗](../../prickly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad gets prickly when he is tired.[↗](../../prickly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Money can be a prickly subject.[↗](../../prickly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Holly leaves are prickly.[↗](../../prickly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She got prickly heat on holiday in Spain.[↗](../../prickly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **pride** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Pride is the happy feeling you have when you or someone close to you does something good.[↗](../../pride/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Pride is also the feeling that you are better than others, which can make you unkind (being too proud).[↗](../../pride/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Pride is self-respect: not wanting to look weak or foolish.[↗](../../pride/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A pride is a group of lions living together.[↗](../../pride/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To pride yourself on something means to be proud of it.[↗](../../pride/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She felt pride when her picture won a prize.[↗](../../pride/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He takes pride in his neat handwriting.[↗](../../pride/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A pride of lions rested under a tree.[↗](../../pride/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Swallow your pride and say sorry.[↗](../../pride/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The new library is the pride of the town.[↗](../../pride/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · His pride stopped him asking for help.[↗](../../pride/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The team prides itself on fair play.[↗](../../pride/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · «Pride comes before a fall» means being too proud can lead to trouble.[↗](../../pride/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Affrighted though she was, Wendy swelled with pride.[↗](../../pride/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass.[↗](../../pride/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.26.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pride/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · By pride cometh only contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.[↗](../../pride/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.13.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pride/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.[↗](../../pride/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.16.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pride/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · When pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom.[↗](../../pride/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.11.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pride/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") 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