SMILE

[verb]I couldn't help smiling when I thought of how pleased she was going to be. [I]When he smiled at me I knew everything was all right. [I]"We're here to help you," he said, smiling benignly. [I]In one photograph she was smiling broadly at the camera, in the other she was looking away from it. [I]He smiled politely as Mary apologised for the state of her drunken friends. [I]She smiled wryly as she thought about all the money she'd lost. [I]He smiled the smile of a man who knew victory was within reach. [T]He smiled to himself as he thought about his new girlfriend. [I]He smiled (= expressed with a smile) his congratulations and left without another word. [T]"Don't you worry about a thing. Everything's going to be just fine," smiled Robin reassuringly. [+ speech]If you smile on something, you feel positive about it or treat it in a very positive way.The government began to smile on small businesses when it realised that they were the key to economic growth.Americans tend to smile tolerantly on the misdemeanors of their presidents.(figurative) Fate has been smiling on him ever since he won the world championship last year.(figurative) The gods smiled on us and we had brilliant sunshine throughout the day.