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# proudly

«proudly» in Mova's school dictionary: **pleased and happy about something you or someone close to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (proudly, more proudly, most proudly)

### meaning for a pupil

1) In a way that shows you are pleased and happy about something you or someone close to you did or has. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proudly/#m1)

2) In a way that shows you think you are better than others (arrogantly). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proudly/#m2)

3) In a grand, impressive way: a castle standing proudly on a hill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proudly/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, «said proudly» or «smiled proudly» tells the reader a character feels pride — at winning, finishing something hard, or a family member's success. In writing lessons it is an example adverb for dialogue tags. Phrases: «smiled proudly», «proudly showed», «proudly presents», «stood proudly».

### examples

- Mia proudly showed her certificate to her nan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proudly/#x1)
- «I did it all by myself!» he said proudly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proudly/#x2)
- The flag flew proudly over the town hall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proudly/#x3)
- Dad proudly watched me score my first goal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proudly/#x4)
- The castle stood proudly on the hill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proudly/#x5)
- Our school proudly presents the summer concert. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proudly/#x6)
- She walked proudly past the others without saying hello. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proudly/#x7)
- Proudly she presented her baby among the other contestants. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proudly/#x8)

### note

Adverb from «proud» + -ly. Noun «pride». Good pride (pleased with effort) vs bad pride (thinking you are better than others) — the story tells you which. Spelling: proud-ly.

### In the corpora

- [Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods; yea, for that they dealt proudly against them.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.511/)
- [I have commanded My consecrated ones, yea, I have called My mighty ones for mine anger, even My proudly exulting ones.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.277/)
- [Their gross heart they have shut tight, with their mouth they speak proudly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.205/)
- [Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, and behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.393/)
- [Then He declareth unto them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.948/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «proudly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proudly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.