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# delighted

«delighted» in Mova's school dictionary: **Very pleased and happy** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (delighted; very delighted is rare — use «absolutely delighted»); also the past form of delight (delight, delights, delighted, delighting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Very pleased and happy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delighted/#m1)

2) (verb, past) Gave great pleasure to someone: «The show delighted the children.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delighted/#m2)

3) (formal, polite) Very willing: «I'd be delighted to help.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delighted/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and stories it shows strong happiness: «She was delighted with her present.» In polite and formal speech, «I'd be delighted» is a warm way to say yes. Phrases: «delighted with», «delighted to», «delighted that», «absolutely delighted», «delighted by».

### examples

- She was delighted with her new puppy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delighted/#x1)
- We were delighted to win the spelling bee. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delighted/#x2)
- The magician delighted the children with his tricks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delighted/#x3)
- I'd be delighted to come to your party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delighted/#x4)
- Grandma was delighted that we visited. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delighted/#x5)
- The teacher was delighted by our project. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delighted/#x6)
- (formal) We are delighted to announce the winners of the poetry prize. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delighted/#x7)
- The prince was so delighted that he could not speak. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delighted/#x8)

### note

Use «delighted with» a thing, «delighted to» do something, «delighted that» something happened. Stronger than «pleased» or «happy». The noun is «delight» and the adjective «delightful» describes a thing that gives delight.

### In the corpora

- [«So it's not magic, it's practice!» said Owen, delighted.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/448-the-magicians-trick-explained/3/)
- [Grown-ups are delighted when you try, and they will simply say it again slower or switch to English.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ukrainian-street/4-i-dont-understand-whats-your-name/1/)
- [He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because He delighted in me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.679/)
- [He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because He delighted in me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.230/)
- [It is of the LORD that a man's goings are established; and He delighted in his way.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.596/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «delighted» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delighted/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.