pleased
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
How often you will meet it
Rank 789 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 23,228 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.011% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- experiencing or manifesting pleasure
- feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth also: proud of proud of their child
pleased in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I will be plain with, you: I am not pleased with all you do.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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Still the Athenian's way of speaking pleased him, and he told him to go on with his story.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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Zoe, Rosie and Walter uttered a simultaneous exclamation of delight, while the others looked well pleased with the arrangement.
Christmas with Grandma Elsie · Martha Finley · Chapter 1
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A certain royal duke had been much pleased with her and people had said some very nasty things about it.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see; Hail th' incarnate Deity: Pleased, as man with men to dwell, Jesus, our Immanuel.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1