pride / be proud
'She prides herself on being a good mother'
What's the meaning of 'pride'? Can I replace it with 'being proud' ('she's proud of being a good mother')?
Thank you very much, and feel free to correct me.

Question

pride / be proud
'She prides herself on being a good mother'
What's the meaning of 'pride'? Can I replace it with 'being proud' ('she's proud of being a good mother')? 
Thank you very much, and feel free to correct me.

Answer

Yes, that would be correct.

Answer

You can use the word 'proud' to replace 'pride' since they both have the same connotation in that sentence :)

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Yes.
be proud of sth.
pride oneself on (doing) sth

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