adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be pleased to hear
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She’ll be pleased to hear that she can leave hospital tomorrow.
nice/pleased to meet you (= used to greet someone politely when you have just met them for the first time )
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‘This is my niece, Sarah.’ ‘Pleased to meet you.’
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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I am also pleased to inform my hon. Friend that ophthalmology waiting lists have fallen substantially during the past year.
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He is also pleased enough with his experience to recommend Glasgow to other would-be employers.
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We are also pleased that the guidance removes existing doubt for local authorities regarding the possibility of compensation claims in such cases.
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He says he's amazed - but also pleased - by the high level of demand.
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We were also pleased to see our member Mr Turner and his wife.
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We are also pleased to consider photographs and cartoons for publication.
as
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He had landed a contract as pleased as Punch, and I made a feast for his friends.
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He was a strong, healthy lad and as pleased as punch to be working with Dad.
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I was as pleased with the sights and sounds of my day - treasured memories.
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They were also as pleased as the audiences.
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He'd be just as pleased to avoid them.
best
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She got the distinct impression that Melissa wasn't best pleased to find that Luke had company.
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She had heard that Miss Watson wasn't best pleased with the present cleaner.
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When morning came he was in pain and not best pleased .
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Not best pleased at being awakened from my reveries, I shrugged impatiently.
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Cecil would not be best pleased to learn that we have agreed.
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Clara did not look best pleased to see her.
extremely
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I find myself extremely pleased to see you again.
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Apparently Skipper landed, felt extremely pleased with himself and threw an enormous buck with a twist in it.
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They were extremely pleased with the knowledge that we remove large amounts of lead during our searches, which poisons the wildlife.
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He looked up fast, extremely pleased in a philanthropic way but still hanging back for himself.
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Karen was all at once extremely pleased that she'd done nothing terrible with Mallachy.
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Kate's F and S-M extremely pleased .
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Colin Appleby, of the Midland Bank, is extremely pleased with the way the game has turned out.
how
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It goes almost without saying how pleased I am to be here today.
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Blake says how pleased he is with the firm's improved performance, acknowledging the considerable efforts and progress it has made.
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But Jim, no, he didn't like it, look how pleased he was when I started clearing up.
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I can't tell you how pleased I am to see you!
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It was plain how pleased the two men were to see one another.
more
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He was left a happier man, while Maureen was even more pleased !
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I couldn't be more pleased , so keep sending them in.
particularly
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I am particularly pleased that the traditional form of golf, matchplay, should be the beneficiary of this new-found enthusiasm.
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I am particularly pleased to have seen these relationships mature and strengthen.
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He was particularly pleased with the 25 percent success rate of the initial sessions at Coalport, which started in November.
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He was particularly pleased with the strengthening.
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Mrs Porter was not particularly pleased at being interrupted by such an errand.
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I am so particularly pleased with these, that I should feel much gratified by possessing a duplicate copy of each.
quite
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Some parents, whether openly or secretly, may feel quite pleased at the prospect of being grandparents.
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I am quite pleased that Auckland fly-half Grant Fox has changed his mind and made himself available for international action.
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I was quite pleased with it.
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I love daytime television so when I saw Richard and Judy staring at me from the other channel I was quite pleased .
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Despite this we were quite pleased that the exercise had showed the system worked.
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They were all done from memory and she was quite pleased with them.
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And Charles was quite pleased with his disguise.
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So far our programme had kept well to schedule and we were feeling quite pleased with ourselves.
rather
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He felt rather pleased with his organization.
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I am, however, rather pleased that my crystal ball behaved so well this year.
really
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So Jonathan set the running order up and I was really pleased .
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I was really pleased when I got the job.
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We all had a great day and both Russell and Ellen were really pleased with the results.
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When she came to get me, she looked really pleased at the idea of having me working for her.
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I was really pleased to see the eight of them clearing up so well and independently.
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He was interviewed on Radio 5 this morning and he sounded really pleased .
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I was really pleased to see him.
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I felt they were really pleased to see me.
so
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I am so pleased that we have solved the dilemma and we can feel morally superior!
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Rosa made a little game out of answering, so pleased was she to be entertaining him with her talk.
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When given the game, the king was so pleased that he offered it creator anything he wanted.
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Your Mam and Dad were so pleased .
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He wasn't unhappy by any means, but not quite so pleased with himself as Rebus.
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It was unfortunate when a zoo lost an eagle, so why did he feel so pleased about it?
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And though Ernest might not be so pleased , it would make matters easier for him.
too
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At times he was clearly not too pleased with the words he was reading out.
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The governments were only too pleased to oblige.
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We would be only too pleased to provide information on the Association.
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Even Mrs Gebler didn't seem too pleased .
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They were only too pleased to grant him early retirement back in September when they needed to shed staff.
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Unfortunately Atticus is not too pleased to see her and tells Jem to take her and Bill home.
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He didn't look too pleased to see me, but then he knows what I think of his work.
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There will always be some one who will be only too pleased to help.
very
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I was very , very pleased to see him.
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We will be very pleased to receive articles from anyone out there.
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Around a hundred of the staff have taken part in the buyout, which we are very pleased with.
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I'd be very pleased to take part.
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The Mayor says he's very pleased .
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You must be very pleased with its production and appearance.
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But we felt better organised this time and again we felt very pleased with it as still only our second attempt.
well
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The Counts were well pleased at this; but all the people of the land were sorrowful.
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Despite this setback Coote pronounced himself well pleased with the state of the streets in the metropolis.
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By teatime, Landless was well pleased with his day's work and the careful planning which had gone into it.
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From their conversation, as they passed down the corridor, they were well pleased with the advice they had received.
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Fred was now twenty-six, also tall, but stout and florid and extremely well pleased with himself.
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He was well pleased with the fruits that his Technique bore at the school.
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As he settled, he looked well pleased with the manoeuvre.
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The owner would not be well pleased .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
as pleased as Punch
as pleased as punch
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He's as pleased as punch about the baby.
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He had landed a contract as pleased as Punch , and I made a feast for his friends.
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He was a strong, healthy lad and as pleased as punch to be working with Dad.
be glad/delighted/pleased etc to see the back of sb/sth
be glad/pleased etc to see the back of sb/sth
be only too glad/pleased to do sth
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Cliff is only too pleased to prepare a celebratory meal for any special occasion.
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I was only too glad to help.
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If none is required, they will be only too pleased to tell you.
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She was only too glad to have even this talk bouncing against walls that had become a tomb.
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The governments were only too pleased to oblige.
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The Library would be only too pleased to explore further suggestions along similar lines. 13.4.
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They know the way that the wind is blowing, and would be only too pleased to be redeployed into another trade.
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We would be only too pleased to provide information on the Association.
couldn't be better/worse/more pleased etc
surprised/angry/pleased etc isn't the word for it
you will be delighted/pleased etc to know (that)
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"How's your new car?" "It's great - I'm really pleased with it."
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"That was quite a performance," he said, looking pleased .
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His parents were very pleased about his award.
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I was so pleased when they said they'd be able to stay another week.
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Laurie was pleased that her daughter decided to go to college.
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Tom's teacher was pleased with his progress.
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We're all quite pleased with Amada's progress.
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Were you pleased when you saw the results?
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You'll be pleased to hear that your application has been accepted.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He appeared genuinely pleased to see his reception-class teacher!
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He was particularly pleased with the 25 percent success rate of the initial sessions at Coalport, which started in November.
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I was very, very pleased to see him.
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Mr. Heathcoat-Amory I am pleased to say that the Sizewell B project is progressing on time and to cost.
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She rang James Morris as soon as she was in, pleased to locate him in his office.
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Therefore, I am pleased to support this plea.
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They were pleased with the results and reported an increase in their social activities.
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Whilst still a comparatively new system of management those who practised it were very pleased with the results.