Pleased
/pliːzd/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of please form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Happy, content.
"She was pleased with her exam results."
Adjective
- 1 experiencing or manifesting pleasure wordnet
- 2 feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"I am far from pleased with your behavior."
Etymology
From Middle English plesed, iplesed (past participle) and Middle English plesede (preterit), both equivalent to please + -ed.