thrilled

CEFRB1

/θɹɪld/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very excited and pleased.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Extremely excited or delighted.

Examples

  • I thought Tom would be thrilled to see Mary.

  • Everybody was thrilled by his story.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of thrill

More examples

In context

  • The movie thrilled the entire audience.

  • Ben was thrilled to lead the game.

  • On the phone, he sounded thrilled about the baby.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

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