take pride

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take pride (third-person singular simple present takes pride, present participle taking pride, simple past took pride, past participle taken pride)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be proud of (usually followed by in or of).
    • 1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress:
      Our lawgivers take special pride in the ever active manufacture of new bills and laws.
    • 2025 November 12, David Stubbings, “Rail reform bill: pledge to rebuild trust of passengers”, in RAIL, number 1048, pages 6-7:
      "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."

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