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{
"term": "pleased",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "feeling happy about something",
"sensetop": "pleased with somebody/somethingpleased at somethingpleased about somethingpleased for somebodypleased (that)…",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "You're coming? I'm so pleased."
},
{
"text": "She was very pleased with her exam results.",
"contextForm": "pleased with somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "Mary and I were most pleased with the present we bought in Edinburgh."
},
{
"text": "The boss should be pleased with you."
},
{
"text": "She seemed pleased at our success.",
"contextForm": "pleased at something"
},
{
"text": "You're looking very pleased about something.",
"contextForm": "pleased about something"
},
{
"text": "I'm very pleased for you both.",
"contextForm": "pleased for somebody"
},
{
"text": "I'm really pleased (that) you're feeling better.",
"contextForm": "pleased (that)…"
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about", "at", "by"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "happy or willing to do something",
"sensetop": "pleased to do something",
"labels": "(especially British English)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "We are always pleased to be able to help."
},
{
"text": "I was **pleased to hear** you've been promoted."
},
{
"text": "Aren't you pleased to see me?"
},
{
"text": "**Pleased to meet you** *(= said when you are introduced to somebody)*."
},
{
"text": "We are **pleased to announce** that the winner of our competition is…"
},
{
"text": "Thank you for your invitation, which I am very pleased to accept."
},
{
"text": "I am pleased to inform you that the book you ordered has arrived."
},
{
"text": "I am pleased to say that my leg has completely healed."
},
{
"text": "I am always pleased to hear from former students."
},
{
"text": "She seemed surprised and not at all pleased to see him."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about", "at", "by"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "not pleased; angry",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was none too pleased at having to do it all again."
},
{
"text": "He did not look too pleased when I told him."
},
{
"text": "She was not best pleased with his choice."
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "very happy or willing to do something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We're only too pleased to help."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "very pleased/proud",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Now he’s passed his driving test, he’s as pleased as Punch."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "too proud of something you have done",
"labels": "(often disapproving)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was looking very pleased with himself."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/pliːzd/",
"audio": "pl/pleased/pleased__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/pliːzd/",
"audio": "pl/pleased/pleased__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}