English Explanatory Dictionary

pleased

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Happy, content.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of please

Pronunciation

/pliːzd/ en-us-pleased.ogg

Word forms

pleased more pleased most pleased

Etymology

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

Synonyms

content happy satisfied

Derived words

best pleased is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me pleased as punch pleasedly pleasedness pleased to meet you pleased with oneself unpleased well-pleased
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