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pleased

Pronunciation: /pliːzd/

The English word “pleased” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Happy, content.
  2. Agreeable, consenting (when referring to a monarch or other powerful person).

Etymology

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

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