{
    "term": "pleased",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "feeling happy about something",
            "sensetop": "pleased with somebody/somethingpleased at somethingpleased about somethingpleased for somebodypleased (that)…",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You're coming? I'm so pleased."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was very pleased with her exam results.",
                    "contextForm": "pleased with somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mary and I were most pleased with the present we bought in Edinburgh."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boss should be pleased with you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She seemed pleased at our success.",
                    "contextForm": "pleased at something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You're looking very pleased about something.",
                    "contextForm": "pleased about something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm very pleased for you both.",
                    "contextForm": "pleased for somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm really pleased (that) you're feeling better.",
                    "contextForm": "pleased (that)…"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["about", "at", "by"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "happy or willing to do something",
            "sensetop": "pleased to do something",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We are always pleased to be able to help."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was **pleased to hear** you've been promoted."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Aren't you pleased to see me?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Pleased to meet you** *(= said when you are introduced to somebody)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are **pleased to announce** that the winner of our competition is…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Thank you for your invitation, which I am very pleased to accept."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I am pleased to inform you that the book you ordered has arrived."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I am pleased to say that my leg has completely healed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I am always pleased to hear from former students."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She seemed surprised and not at all pleased to see him."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["about", "at", "by"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not pleased; angry",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was none too pleased at having to do it all again."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He did not look too pleased when I told him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was not best pleased with his choice."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very happy or willing to do something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We're only too pleased to help."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very pleased/proud",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Now he’s passed his driving test, he’s as pleased as Punch."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "too proud of something you have done",
            "labels": "(often disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was looking very pleased with himself."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pliːzd/",
                "audio": "pl/pleased/pleased__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pliːzd/",
                "audio": "pl/pleased/pleased__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}