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Added 30 September 2026

pleased

/pliːzd/ adjective

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pleased at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Happy, content.
She was pleased about her exam results.
Agreeable, consenting (when referring to a monarch or other powerful person).
The queen was pleased to accept the countess into her household as a lady-in-waiting.

verb

simple past and past participle of please

Origin

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

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