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I'm pleased to have outsold great writers. But I'm not insane - I realize I am a writer people buy to take on vacation.
Maeve Binchy

Meaning of "pleased" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLEASED

pleased  [pliːzd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLEASED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pleased is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PLEASED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pleased in the English dictionary

The definition of pleased in the dictionary is happy or satisfied.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLEASED


accused
əˈkjuːzd
amused
əˈmjuːzd
bemused
bɪˈmjuːzd
bruised
bruːzd
confused
kənˈfjuːzd
diseased
dɪˈziːzd
displeased
dɪsˈpliːzd
disused
dɪsˈjuːzd
enthused
ɪnˈθjuːzd
fused
fjuːzd
overused
ˌəʊvəˈjuːzd
perfused
pəˈfjuːzd
unamused
ˌʌnəˈmjuːzd
unappeased
ˌʌnəˈpiːzd
underused
ˌʌndəˈjuːzd
unpleased
ʌnˈpliːzd
unseized
ʌnˈsiːzd
unused
ʌnˈjuːzd
used
juːzd
Yazd
jɑːzd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLEASED

pleasable
pleasance
pleasant
Pleasant Island
pleasantly
pleasantness
pleasantries
pleasantry
please
please oneself
pleased to meet you
pleased with
pleasedly
pleaseman
Pleasence
pleaser
pleasing
pleasingly
pleasingness
pleasurability

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLEASED

based
biased
broad-based
broadly based
chip-based
creased
debased
deceased
increased
knowledge-based
phased
slipcased
soil-based
to be none too pleased
unbiased
ungreased
unleased
web-based
well-pleased
zero-based

Synonyms and antonyms of pleased in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PLEASED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pleased» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pleased

Translation of «pleased» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLEASED

Find out the translation of pleased to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pleased from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pleased» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高兴的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contento
570 millions of speakers

English

pleased
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कृपा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَسْرور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

довольный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

satisfeito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খুশি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

content
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gembira
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

erfreut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

嬉しい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기뻐하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Seneng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hài lòng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आनंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

memnun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lieto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zadowolony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

задоволений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mulțumit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ικανοποιημένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nöjd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fornøyd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pleased

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLEASED»

The term «pleased» is very widely used and occupies the 7.242 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLEASED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pleased» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pleased» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pleased

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10 QUOTES WITH «PLEASED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pleased.
1
Devon Aoki
I'm pleased to be a part of a 'new breed' of models who perhaps don't exactly fit the status quo.
2
Ed Balls
Saddam Hussein was a horrible man, and I am pleased he is no longer running Iraq. But the war was wrong.
3
Evan Bayh
I'm pleased to offer analysis of public policy and politics to the millions of Americans who get their news from Fox.
4
Chris Bell
I would love it if every talk show let me say whatever I pleased.
5
Maeve Binchy
I'm pleased to have outsold great writers. But I'm not insane - I realize I am a writer people buy to take on vacation.
6
Lionel Blue
I am pleased now that I have lived in a gay as well as a religious ghetto, though it hasn't been very comfortable. Taken together, their limitations cancel each other out and I have seen the world more kindly and more honestly.
7
Paul Bremer
While it's very hard to know exactly how to measure public opinion there, because there's no really good polling, the fact of the matter is that in all the polls I've seen the vast majority of the Iraqis prefer to be free and are pleased that the coalition freed them.
8
John Henry Carver
I was so pleased to be at university to do physics and mathematics.
9
Adam Clarke
If you go forward in the spirit of the original apostles and followers of Jesus Christ, trusting not in man but in the living God, he will enable you to pull down the strong holds of sin and Satan, and that work by which he is pleased will prosper in your hands.
10
Susan Collins
I'm pleased the administration is endorsing the need for legislation dealing with the chemical sector. In the past, the administration's position has been ambiguous.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLEASED»

Discover the use of pleased in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pleased and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Enoch, the Righteous: The Man Who Pleased God
In this publication, we will explore the life of Enoch.
Roderick L. Evans, 2005
2
Indeed I was pleased with the world
Poets of astonishing vision are rare. Mary Ruefle is of their number. Her poems discover the full beauty and anguish of life that most of us dare not see, much less depict in luminous detail for the ages.
Mary Ruefle, 2007
3
Georgia in Hawaii: When Georgia O'Keeffe Painted what She ...
In 1939, artist Georgia O'Keeffe creates nearly twenty paintings as she tours the Hawaiian islands, but refuses to paint pictures of pineapples the way her sponsors tell her to.
Amy Novesky, 2012
4
Pleased to Eat You: Level 1
A child meets a carnivore, herbivore, and omnivore and finds out what each one eats.
Sydnie Meltzer Kleinhenz, 2003
5
Pleased to Meet You: Stories
A dying Finn, a philandering photographer recovering from an emergency splenectomy, a young woman heavy with an hysterical pregnancy - these are just some of the surprising characters that people these pages.
Caroline Adderson, 2006
6
Ali Ibn Abi Talib (May Allah Be Pleased With Him): Al ...
The story beganwhen the Prophetwas returningfrom the campaign against the Banu Mustaliq in 6AH/ 628. Duringone of thestops not far from Madinah, A'ishah ( MayAllahbe pleased with her) wandered off by herself to search for a necklace ...
Maulvi Abdul Aziz, Darussalam Publishers, 2014
7
And God Was Pleased
aligned with God's plan and purpose for us, God is pleased. When we bear good fruit in every good work, God is pleased. When we consistently grow in the knowledge of Him, God is pleased. When we are strengthened by the awesome ...
Ava Semerau, 2008
8
Would Jesus be Pleased?
Charletta Basnight. If you don't know God this book is written to give you a general understanding of Him and to help you on your journey as you build a closer relationship with God. If you already know the Lord and all His goodness but just ...
Charletta Basnight, 2011
9
Abu Bakr As Siddiq (May Allah be Pleased with him): Al ...
Al Khalifa Ar-Rashidun Maulvi Abdul Aziz Darussalam Publishers. The eldest of Abu Bakr's sons was Abdur Rahman. He embraced Islam on the Day of the Treaty of al Hudaybiyyah. He then became a good and practising Muslim. He tried to ...
Maulvi Abdul Aziz, Darussalam Publishers, 2014
10
Freedom and Value: Freedom’s Influence on Welfare and ...
thinly pleased or displeased about something is to be pleased or displeased without feeling pleased or displeased. One can take displeasure in something— one can be displeased about something—without feeling any (sensory) pain; or one ...
Ishtiyaque Haji, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLEASED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pleased is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Akpom pleased Arsenal are not signing more strikers
Chuba Akpom has hailed Arsene Wenger's decision to back his young players - and says he's pleased Arsenal have no plans to buy another ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
2
Tigers pleased with ruck pairing
Maric was pleased with how his ruck partnership with Hampson continued to develop last Saturday. “It was really good because Shaun's got ... «Richmond, Jul 15»
3
Jedinak Pleased With South Africa Trip
Despite the end result, Jedinak was pleased with the progress the squad has made both on and off the pitch, as they continue to prepare for the ... «Official Crystal Palace Website, Jul 15»
4
Louis van Gaal pleased with Adnan Januzaj as he attempts to force …
Januzaj was hailed a wonderboy after a stunning debut campaign for Manchester United during David Moyes' ill-fated 10 months in charge but ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»
5
Margate boss pleased to keep Nottingham Forest out
Margate manager Terry Brown was pleased with a "fantastic workout" for his side after their 0-0 draw with a Nottingham Forest XI on Saturday. «Thanet Gazette, Jul 15»
6
Scunthorpe United manager Mark Robins pleased with side's …
SCUNTHORPE United manager Mark Robins said he is pleased with how his team are performing with the start of the season just two weeks ... «Scunthorpe Telegraph, Jul 15»
7
Drinkwater Pleased With Mansfield Test
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater has said he was delighted to get another 30 minutes under his belt in our recent Mansfield Town friendly. «Vitalfootball, Jul 15»
8
Jordan Henderson Pleased With Recent Changes At Liverpool
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson seems to be embracing his new leadership role with the club, and has already become a noticeably more ... «The Liverpool Offside, Jul 15»
9
Police Arrest 92 Splendour Punters On Drug Charges, But 'Pleased
New South Wales Police are largely happy with the behaviour of punters at this past weekend's Splendour In The Grass festival, issuing just ... «theMusic, Jul 15»
10
Leighton Baines pleased to be back in action following injury lay-off
Everton defender Leighton Baines has said that he was pleased to be back on the pitch after an injury lay-off. The 30-year-old underwent ankle ... «Sports Mole, Jul 15»

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