Pride yourself on meaning
Pride yourself on is a phrasal verb that means to place high value on a skill or positive quality you possess.
- Past simple
- prided yourself on
- Past participle
- prided yourself on
- -ing form
- priding yourself on
What pride yourself on means
value own qualityB2
To place high value on a skill or positive quality you possess
The restaurant prides itself on using local ingredients.
Similar phrasal verbs
With on: turn on, put on, try on, go on, get on, hold on, carry on, hang on, keep on doing, keep on.
Common questions
What does pride yourself on mean?
To place high value on a skill or positive quality you possess.
What is the past tense of pride yourself on?
Prided yourself on, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
