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{
"term": "delighted",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "very pleased",
"sensetop": "delighted to do somethingdelighted that…delighted by somethingdelighted at somethingdelighted with somethingdelighted about somethingdelighted for somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a delighted smile"
},
{
"text": "I'd be **absolutely delighted** to come.",
"contextForm": "delighted to do something"
},
{
"text": "‘Can you stay for dinner?’ ‘I’d be delighted (to)!’"
},
{
"text": "I was delighted that you could stay.",
"contextForm": "delighted that…"
},
{
"text": "She was delighted by the news of the wedding.",
"contextForm": "delighted by something"
},
{
"text": "They were highly delighted at the court's decision.",
"contextForm": "delighted at something"
},
{
"text": "I was delighted with my presents.",
"contextForm": "delighted with something"
},
{
"text": "We are delighted about the decision.",
"contextForm": "delighted about something"
},
{
"text": "I was so pleased and delighted for him when he got such good exam results.",
"contextForm": "delighted for somebody"
},
{
"text": "I'm delighted to see you all."
},
{
"text": "We were delighted to hear of your success."
},
{
"text": "Mrs Cartwright said she would be only too delighted to present the prizes."
},
{
"text": "They were delighted with the results."
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
"adverb": ["highly", "only too", "really"],
"preposition": ["at", "by", "with"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈlaɪtɪd/",
"audio": "de/delighted/delighted__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈlaɪtɪd/",
"audio": "de/delighted/delighted__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}