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# gratified

«gratified» in Mova's school dictionary: **Pleased and satisfied, especially because something has…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective; verb form (gratify, gratifies, gratified, gratifying)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Pleased and satisfied, especially because something has gone well or people have praised you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratified/#m1)

2) (verb form) Having had a wish or need satisfied. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratified/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word for being pleased: «gratified to hear», «gratified by the result». In stories it often shows pride or vanity, like Toad, gratified by praise, puffing himself up.

### examples

- She was gratified by her excellent report. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratified/#x1)
- The teacher was gratified to see everyone working hard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratified/#x2)
- Toad was gratified to hear the crowd cheering his name. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratified/#x3)
- The scientist was gratified when the experiment worked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratified/#x4)
- We were gratified by the many letters of thanks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratified/#x5)
- He looked gratified when the judge praised his cake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratified/#x6)

### note

Formal; in everyday talk «pleased». Verb «gratify» (y → i: gratifies, gratified). Adjective «gratifying» (a gratifying result). Related to «gratitude» and «grateful», but «gratified» means pleased, not thankful.

### In the corpora

- [The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be abundantly gratified.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.353/)
- [He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be abundantly gratified.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.829/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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