"do someone proud" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-do someone proud.ogg Forms: does someone proud [present, singular, third-person], doing someone proud [participle, present], did someone proud [past], done someone proud [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> someone proud}} do someone proud (third-person singular simple present does someone proud, present participle doing someone proud, simple past did someone proud, past participle done someone proud)
  1. (transitive, informal) To cause someone to feel pride, admiration, or satisfaction. Tags: informal, transitive Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-do_someone_proud-en-verb-zk0h~GFE Disambiguation of Emotions: 90 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (transitive, dated) To treat someone extremely well; to honor with a generous contribution. Tags: dated, transitive
    Sense id: en-do_someone_proud-en-verb-2xMc75tu

Inflected forms

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