pleased

A2
US /pliːzd/
adj verb Freq #1987

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Happy, content.

    She was pleased about her exam results.

  2. 2
    adj

    experiencing or manifesting pleasure

  3. 3
    adj

    feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth

  4. 4
    verb

    simple past and past participle of please

Etymology

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

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · happy, content. contenthappysatisfied
3 adj · feeling pleasurable... proud of

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