- Pleased
- Pleased Pleased, a. Experiencing pleasure. -- {Pleas"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Pleas"ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Pleased
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pleased — W3S2 [pli:zd] adj 1.) happy or satisfied ▪ Your Dad will be so pleased. ▪ She seemed pleased by the compliment. pleased about ▪ I could tell she was pleased about something. pleased with ▪ Gwinn was pleased with the results. pleased for ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
pleased — [ plizd ] adjective ** happy and satisfied: pleased with: It took a long time to complete the work, but I m very pleased with the results. I m really pleased with how you guys performed. pleased about: I m really pleased about your new job. be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pleased — ► ADJECTIVE 1) feeling or showing pleasure and satisfaction. 2) (pleased to do) willing or glad to do … English terms dictionary
pleased — index complacent, inclined, proud (self respecting) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pleased — [[t]pli͟ːzd[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, usu ADJ prep/that/to inf If you are pleased, you are happy about something or satisfied with something. Felicity seemed pleased at the suggestion... I think he s going to be pleased that we… … English dictionary
pleased */*/ — UK [pliːzd] / US [plɪzd] adjective happy and satisfied pleased with: It took a long time to complete the work, but I m very pleased with the results. pleased with: Are you pleased with the way things went yesterday? pleased about: I m really… … English dictionary
pleased — adjective 1 especially BrE happy or satisfied: I was so pleased when they said they d be able to stay another week. (+ about): Are you pleased about the results? | pleased (with): Di seems pleased with her new car. | pleased (that): I m pleased… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pleased — adj. 1) greatly, highly pleased 2) pleased about, at, by, with 3) pleased to + inf. (we are pleased to be here; I am pleased to meet you) 4) pleased that + clause (she was pleased that the proposal had been accepted) * * * [pliːzd] at by highly… … Combinatory dictionary
pleased — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very … Collocations dictionary
Pleased — Please Please, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pleased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pleasing}.] [OE. plesen, OF. plaisir, fr. L. placere, akin to placare to reconcile. Cf. {Complacent}, {Placable}, {Placid}, {Plea}, {Plead}, {Pleasure}.] 1. To give pleasure to; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
