Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

do someone proud

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables: do -some-one proud
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause someone to feel pride, admiration, or satisfaction.

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

To treat someone extremely well; to honor with a generous contribution.

Dated; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"He very politely assured her that she would ‘do him proud’, whenever she might please to call at Hook Court."
""Well, honest to God, it does me proud to meet you," he blurted out. "Shake hands.""
"I was absolutely delighted with the way we competed and the players did me proud."
"Fortune did them proud, for by the time they got to Wilmington, gold had risen to such heights in Confederate currency that their salaries dwarfed those paid to Southerners doing the same work."
"We are all in rags now but we did him proud. Wish he could be here to see it all."
"The Misses March did me proud. They'd really gone to town and made all the party food that they thought someone my age would like"

Usage

Inflected Forms

does someone proud (present, singular) doing someone proud (participle, present) did someone proud (past) done someone proud (participle, past)

Questions

What does do someone proud mean?: To cause someone to feel pride, admiration, or satisfaction.

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