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# happy

«happy» in Mova's school dictionary: **Feeling pleased, glad or full of joy** — 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 (happy, happier, happiest); adverb happily; noun happiness

### meaning for a pupil

1) Feeling pleased, glad or full of joy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#m1)

2) Making you feel glad: a happy day, a happy ending. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#m2)

3) Happy to: willing and pleased to do something: «I'm happy to help». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#m3)

4) Happy with: satisfied with something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#m4)

5) Used in greetings: Happy birthday! Happy New Year! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In feelings lessons: happy is one of the basic feelings; signs: smiling, laughing, energy; helping others and spending time outdoors can make us happy. In stories: «a happy ending», «happily ever after». Phrases: happy birthday, happy ending, happy to help, happy with, happy-go-lucky, as happy as Larry (UK, Australia), make someone happy.

### examples

- I'm happy because it's the holidays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#x1)
- Happy birthday, Sam! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#x2)
- The story had a happy ending. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#x3)
- I'm happy to help you carry the bags. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#x4)
- Are you happy with your drawing? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#x5)
- The dog wags its tail when it's happy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#x6)
- They lived happily ever after. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#x7)
- Sharing your toys can make your friends happy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#x8)
- Yet he did not feel happy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/#x9)

### note

Comparisons: happier, happiest (y → i). Opposite: sad, unhappy. Double p. Happiness is uncountable. Feeling happy all the time is not normal — everyone has other feelings too.

### In the corpora

- [Grown-ups sometimes cry "happy tears" when they feel strong happy feelings like love or pride.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/13-dates-engagements-and-weddings/14/)
- [Good secrets are about timing, like a surprise party that ends in a happy moment.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets/6/)
- [A surprise is a happy secret that will be shared soon, and everyone is glad when it comes out.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets/14/)
- [Happy tears come when people are moved, touched or very happy; they pass quickly and leave people feeling warm.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/36-big-feelings-in-big-people/20/)
- [A parent showing your drawing to everyone at work is proud of you; parents show off their children because it makes them happy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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