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PLEASED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Experiencing or manifesting pleasure
Classified under:
Similar:
amused; diverted; entertained (pleasantly occupied)
bucked up; encouraged (inspired with confidence)
chuffed (very pleased)
delighted (greatly pleased)
gratified (having received what was desired)
Also:
content; contented (satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are)
Antonym:
displeased (not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth
Example:
proud of their child
Synonyms:
pleased; proud of
Classified under:
Similar:
proud (feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb please
Context examples:
“So you know how to play ‘Nap,’” Wolf Larsen was saying in a pleased sort of voice.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Far from going to the inn, Mr. Holmes, I should be pleased if you would come and stay with me at Holdernesse Hall.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
How pleased you would be to remark the improvement of our Ernest!
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
He had no command among the men, and people did what they pleased with him.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
A question about the frequency or intensity an individual feels or felt happy, satisfied, or pleased with their personal life.
(How Happy, Satisfied, or Pleased Are You With Your Personal Life, NCI Thesaurus)
A response indicating that an individual is or has been extremely happy and could not have been more satisfied or pleased.
(Extremely Happy, NCI Thesaurus)
A response indicating that an individual is or has been generally satisfied or pleased.
(Generally Satisfied or Pleased, NCI Thesaurus)
The feeling of being pleased and content.
(Happiness, NCI Thesaurus)
“Very irregular, very unseemly; your master would be far from pleased.”
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“But the problem certainly presents some points of interest, and I shall be very pleased to look into it. Some more facts, please.”
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
