pleased

CEFRA2

/pliːzd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Happy or satisfied about something.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of please

Examples

  • I am far from pleased with your behavior.

  • I'll be only too pleased to help you.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Happy, content.

More examples

In context

  • I’m pleased to meet you at last.

  • She was pleased about her exam results.

  • They seemed pleased by the unexpected gift.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English plesed, iplesed (past participle) and Middle English plesede (preterit), both equivalent to please + -ed.