adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/pliːzd/
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rhymes with -iːzd
CMU ARPABET:P L IY1 Z D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Happy, content.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
She was pleased about her exam results.
I’m pleased to meet you at last.
They seemed pleased by the unexpected gift.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of please
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: displeased
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
proud of their child
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: proud of(p)
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English plesed, iplesed (past participle) and Middle English plesede (preterit), both equivalent to please + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَسْرُور
(masrūr)
— happy, content
Armenian:
գոհ
(goh)
— happy, content
Catalan:
content
— happy, content
Chinese Cantonese:
高興 /高兴
(gou1 hing3)
— happy, content
Chinese Mandarin:
高興 /高兴
(gāoxìng)
— happy, content
Esperanto:
kontenta
— happy, content
Esperanto:
plaĉita
— happy, content
Finnish:
hyvillään
— happy, content
Finnish:
mielissään
— happy, content
Finnish:
tyytyväinen
— happy, content
Finnish:
iloinen
— happy, content
French:
content
— happy, content
French:
satisfait
— happy, content
German:
froh
— happy, content
German:
zufrieden
— happy, content
Ancient Greek:
ἥδομαι
(hḗdomai)
— happy, content
Hindi:
मुदित
(mudit)
— happy, content
Hindi:
हर्षित
(harṣit)
— happy, content
Hindi:
संतुष्ट
(santuṣṭ)
— happy, content
Hindi:
आह्लादित ख़ुश
(āhlādit)
— happy, content
Irish:
áthasach
— happy, content
Irish:
sásta
— happy, content
Italian:
felice
— happy, content
Italian:
lieto
— happy, content
Italian:
contento
— happy, content
Italian:
compiaciuto
— happy, content
Japanese:
嬉しい
(ureshii)
— happy, content
Kapampangan:
masuelu
— happy, content
Kapampangan:
maswelu
— happy, content
Central Kurdish:
چاو ڕوون
(çaw rûn)
— happy, content
Central Kurdish:
خۆشحاڵ
(xoşḧall)
— happy, content
