Word Finder - pleased

definition

To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.

example

Her presentation pleased the executives.

definition

To desire; to will; to be pleased by.

example

Just do as you please.

definition

Happy, content

I was pleased by his candor.

I'm pleased she's helping you.

She was pleased with anything which made a noise.

He was pleased with himself.

Dean was pleased with the opportunity.

He looked pleased with himself until he saw Carmen.

I had one gift which especially pleased me.

I am pleased that she turned out the way you wished.

Pleased that one thing was going right, Damian tucked the phone away.

I'm just pleased to have someone interested in what I do.

Then he added, You should be pleased, not looking like your dog just died.

That pleased smile was on his lips again and his eyes held a glint of humor.

Cynthia was super pleased to hear her son's voice, but her mood changed abruptly when he blurted out the news.

King Astyages did not know whether to be pleased or displeased.

I had read of the potter's clay and wheel in Scripture, but it had never occurred to me that the pots we use were not such as had come down unbroken from those days, or grown on trees like gourds somewhere, and I was pleased to hear that so fictile an art was ever practiced in my neighborhood.

If the will of every man were free, that is, if each man could act as he pleased, all history would be a series of disconnected incidents.

They were the entrance examinations for Harvard College; so I feel pleased to think I could pass them.

While he was pleased that Bird Song was starting the day on a pleasant note, the knot in his stomach remained to remind him of their pending trip to the mine.

I am not pleased by these mortal plants.

When I spoke with him later, he was pleased with his results.

I am pleased to hear from you.

Jule prepared himself, pleased to hear the sound of a car starting in the garage.

Pleased to meet you, Donnie Ryland.

With this object he intended to meet the regiment; so the worse the condition it was in, the better pleased the commander- in-chief would be.

This expression on his face pleased Natasha.

I replaced the bull last year to prevent inbreeding, but I've been pleased with the offspring.

But I'm sure she was pleased he abided by her wishes and didn't betray her life to her family.

It was the first time she had heard him call her that, and the tender smile on Mum's face made it clear that she was pleased.

I would like to feel a parrot talk, it would be so much fun! but I would be pleased with, and love any little creature you send me.

He will be pleased.

The Deans just smiled, pleased at sharing part of their beautiful world.

Fitzgerald didn't look pleased.

He wasn't pleased with you for missing his farewell this morn.

The way her brow furrowed when she wasn't pleased with the canvas, then the expression of satisfaction when her brushes cooperated.

He nodded, clearly pleased by her reaction.

She was pleased with the results, and so was Alex.

Dean was pleased, for both of the children.

She was as pleased as they at her freedom to trot away the afternoon.

They too were not pleased and, to Dean's chagrin, tracked the front hall with the remnants of the piss-poor shoveling job on the front walk.

He was pleased he'd accepted Fred's offer to stay away from Bird Song.

Pleased to meet any friend of Donnie's and Bird Song.

His masters wouldn't be pleased if he came back with nothing.

Mrs. Lincoln seemed pleased to have a variety of music instead of straight country and western, partial as she was to good jazz—plus there were two laps to alternate when the patting on one slacked off.

The governor was much pleased with this answer.

In fact, he seemed pleased.

Damian suspected what kind of hell Dusty had been through and was pleased to see his trusted friend looking good.

The vamp didn't look pleased.

How would you like working with a slug who couldn't keep his hands off your boobs every time no one was looking and grabbed your ass whenever he damned well pleased?

Kiki and Tamer exchanged a look while Sasha seemed to be the only one pleased by the arrangement.

She turned at the familiar voice, pleased and surprised to see Megan, the Immortal warrior who befriended her and showed her around when she arrived to the castle several weeks before.