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pleased

adjective

  1. being (made) happy, contented, satisfied
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pliːzd/

adj

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

  1. Happy, content.

    She was pleased about her exam results.

    I’m pleased to meet you at last.

verb

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

  1. simple past and past participle of please