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delighted
de‧light‧ed/dɪˈlaɪtəd, dɪˈlaɪtɪd/ adjective very pleased and happy delighted to do something ▪ Sandy will be delighted to see you. delighted (that) ▪ I’m delighted that we have settled the matter. delighted with/by/at ▪ She was delighted with her new home. ▪ I am delighted by the result. ▪ Her screams of delighted laughter filled the air. ► Do not say ‘very delighted’. Say absolutely delighted.
—delightedly adverb • • • THESAURUS very happy ▪delighted [NOT BEFORE NOUN]very happy because something good has happened : ▪ The doctors say they are delighted with her progress. ▪thrilled [NOT BEFORE NOUN]very happy and excited about something : ▪ He’s thrilled at the idea of going to Disneyworld. ▪overjoyed [NOT BEFORE NOUN]very happy because you have heard some good news : ▪ She was overjoyed when she found out that her son was safe. ▪be on top of the world (also be over the moon British English) [NOT BEFORE NOUN] informal to be very happy : ▪ I was over the moon when I won the championship. ▪ecstatic extremely happy : ▪ The crowd were ecstatic, and cheered wildly. ▪ ecstatic fans ▪blissful a blissful time is one in which you feel extremely happy : ▪ We stayed on the islands for two blissful weeks. ▪ It sounded blissful – sea, sun, and good food.
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a delighted grin ▪ ‘I've managed to fix it!’ she said, with a delighted grin. be excited/thrilled/delighted etc at the prospect (of sth) ▪ I was excited at the prospect of going to Washington. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ADVERB absolutely ▪ Needless to say, the police were already familiar with the thief and absolutely delighted upon the production of such unambiguous evidence. also ▪ We were also delighted to see and, both in their eighties, who worked at Stoneham maltings. ▪ Lucy was also delighted with the response. ▪ He was also delighted to be given a bottle of whisky from his colleagues at Runcorn. how ▪ Nomatterhow important the sale is, and how delighted the salesperson feels, he should remain calm and professional. ▪ Back issues and Shareware Sir: I am writing to say how delighted I am with your magazine! ▪ Boyle spoke yesterday of how delighted he was for the two athletes and the satisfaction their golden double gave him. ▪ But after ramming their words back down their throats his enormous smile shows how delighted he is to be a golden oldie! so ▪ He just seemed so delighted, so rejuvenated to meet my little baby. ▪ They were so delighted to have had the opportunity, for training, whatever the personal cost. ▪ Sam was so delighted and went round the room shaking hands, offering peace and cake. ▪ Martin was so delighted at the idea of fatherhood that he became lovely and loving again, even drank less. ▪ Mickey was so delighted that he promptly scored a hat trick in his side's 4-1 win. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES be glad/delighted/pleased etc to see the back of sb/sth you will be delighted/pleased etc to know (that) EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Andrea was delighted at the chance to go to the Bolshoi ballet. ▪ His parents were absolutely delighted about the baby. ▪ I was delighted to hear you were getting married. ▪ Paul McCartney staged a concert for 50,000 delighted fans. ▪ We are delighted that the negotiations have been completed successfully. ▪ When she saw the new car, she was delighted. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ However, Major and his team were delighted on Wednesday night after meeting the new president for more than four hours. ▪ I am delighted to say that we don't see any babies in this dream. ▪ I am delighted to see you. ▪ Jay was delighted with the compliment and intrigued to see inside Lucy's flat. ▪ Mike Morley says we're obviously delighted with that decision. ▪ Richard at that time was openly delighted at the prospect of posh motors. ▪ We were delighted, and at a convenient interlude she took me to a favourite uncle, an Air Vice-Marshal.
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