pleased

adjective
/pliːzd/

Happy, content.

Example

“She was pleased about her exam results.”

Synonyms

content
happy
satisfied

Related words

pleasedly
pleasedness
unpleased
best pleased
pleased as punch
pleased with oneself
pleased as Punch
pleased to meet you
well-pleased

Example sentences

“You're looking pleased with yourself.”
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Word history

From Middle English "plesede".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “pleased” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.