Meaning & use
home proud
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Meaning
adjectivenot comparable
proud of one's home and eager to keep it clean and welcoming
Grammar: Used after linking verbs: She is home proud. Not usually before a noun.
Patterns
- be home proud
- feel home proud
She's very home proud and spends every weekend improving her garden.
He's home proud, so he always tidies up before guests arrive.
They feel home proud after renovating their kitchen.
Common combinations
- be home proud
- My aunt is home proud and loves showing visitors her new curtains.
- feel home proud
- After painting the walls, they felt home proud.
- very home proud
- He's very home proud and keeps everything spotless.
Synonyms and how they differ
- house-proud
- The more common British term; 'home proud' is a variant, especially in American English.
Word family
- house-proud adjective
- proud of one's house and its cleanliness
Commonly confused: home proud or home pride?
home proud vs home pride
'Home pride' is a noun phrase meaning pride in one's home; 'home proud' is the adjective describing a person.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'home proud' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Home proud' is used after linking verbs like 'feel' or 'be', so 'He feels home proud' is correct. It is not used before a noun or as a verb.
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