pleased
/pliːzd/
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Translation
Feeling happy and glad about something.
Word origin
From Old French plaisir, from Latin placere, meaning to please.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- plaisir
Examples
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"Pleased" means she felt happy and glad about it.
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Here "pleased" shows a warm, happy feeling.
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Here "pleased" means happy about a good result.
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