proudly
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 →
2) In a way that shows you think you are better than others (arrogantly). tree →
3) In a grand, impressive way: a castle standing proudly on a hill. tree →
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 →
- «I did it all by myself!» he said proudly. tree →
- The flag flew proudly over the town hall. tree →
- Dad proudly watched me score my first goal. tree →
- The castle stood proudly on the hill. tree →
- Our school proudly presents the summer concert. tree →
- She walked proudly past the others without saying hello. tree →
- Proudly she presented her baby among the other contestants. tree →
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.'
- I have commanded My consecrated ones, yea, I have called My mighty ones for mine anger, even My proudly exulting ones.
- Their gross heart they have shut tight, with their mouth they speak proudly.
- Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, and behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;
- Then He declareth unto them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «proudly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.