Phrase guide

hold one's head high

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To act with pride; to be proud in a positive way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: anar amb el cap alt — act with pride — see also with one's head held high
  • Chinese Mandarin: 昂首闊步 /昂首阔步 (ángshǒukuòbù) — act with pride — see also with one's head held high
  • Finnish: pitää päänsä pystyssä — act with pride — see also with one's head held high
  • French: garder la tête haute — act with pride — see also with one's head held high
  • Icelandic: bera bratt hala sinn — act with pride — see also with one's head held high
  • Italian: restare a testa alta — act with pride — see also with one's head held high
  • Polish: chodzić z podniesionym czołem — act with pride — see also with one's head held high
  • Portuguese: manter a cabeça erguida — act with pride — see also with one's head held high
  • Spanish: mantener la frente en alto — act with pride — see also with one's head held high
  • Spanish: mantener la cabeza en alto — act with pride — see also with one's head held high
  • Spanish: mantener la cabeza alta — act with pride — see also with one's head held high