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Money won't make you happy . happy to do something We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter. happy for somebody I'm very happy for you. happy (that)… I’m happy (that) you could come. Synonyms glad glad happy ▪ pleased ▪ delighted ▪ proud ▪ relieved ▪ thrilled These words all describe people feeling happy about something that has happened or is going to happen. glad [not usually before noun] happy about something or grateful for it: He was glad he’d come. She was glad when the meeting was over. happy pleased about something nice that you have to do or something that has happened to somebody: We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter. pleased [not before noun] happy about something that has happened or something that you have to do: She was very pleased with her exam results. You’re coming? I’m so pleased. glad, happy or pleased? Feeling pleased can suggest that you have judged somebody/​something and approve of them. Feeling glad can be more about feeling grateful for something. You cannot be ‘glad with somebody’: The boss should be glad with you. Happy can mean glad, pleased or satisfied. delighted very pleased about something; very happy to do something; showing your delight: I’m delighted at your news. Delighted is often used to accept an invitation: ‘Can you stay for dinner?’ ‘I’d be delighted (to).’ proud pleased and satisfied about something that you own or have done, or are connected with: proud parents He was proud of himself for not giving up. relieved feeling happy because something unpleasant has stopped or has not happened; showing this: You’ll be relieved to know your jobs are safe. thrilled [not before noun] ( rather informal ) extremely pleased and excited about something: I was thrilled to be invited. delighted or thrilled? Thrilled may express a stronger feeling than delighted , but delighted can be made stronger with absolutely , more than or only too . Thrilled can be made negative and ironic with not exactly or less than : She was not exactly thrilled at the prospect of looking after her niece. Patterns glad/​happy/​pleased/​delighted/​relieved/​thrilled about something pleased/​delighted/​relieved/​thrilled at something glad/​happy/​pleased/​delighted/​thrilled for somebody glad/​happy/​pleased/​delighted/​proud/​relieved/​thrilled that…/to see/​hear/​find/​know… very glad/​happy/​pleased/​proud/​relieved absolutely delighted/​thrilled Extra Examples I looked around at all the happy faces. For the first time in her life, she felt truly happy. I can die happy knowing that I have achieved this. I'm just happy to be back home. Outwardly the couple appeared happy. Topics Feelings a1 Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbs appear be feel … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about for with … See full entry Want to learn more? Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. a happy smile/face You don't look very happy today. He always seemed happy enough. I've never felt so happy . Money won't make you happy . happy to do something We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter. happy for somebody I'm very happy for you. happy (that)… I’m happy (that) you could come. He was glad he’d come. She was glad when the meeting was over. We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter. She was very pleased with her exam results. You’re coming? I’m so pleased. I’m delighted at your news. He was proud of himself for not giving up. You’ll be relieved to know your jobs are safe. I was thrilled to be invited. glad/​happy/​pleased/​delighted/​relieved/​thrilled about something pleased/​delighted/​relieved/​thrilled at something glad/​happy/​pleased/​delighted/​thrilled for somebody glad/​happy/​pleased/​delighted/​proud/​relieved/​thrilled that…/to see/​hear/​find/​know… very glad/​happy/​pleased/​proud/​relieved absolutely delighted/​thrilled I looked around at all the happy faces. For the first time in her life, she felt truly happy. I can die happy knowing that I have achieved this. I'm just happy to be back home. Outwardly the couple appeared happy. Want to learn more? Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. giving or causing pleasure She had a very happy life . a happy marriage/childhood/occasion I have many happy memories from that time. The story has a happy ending . Those were the happiest days of my life . It had been a gloriously happy time. Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbs be seem adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry She had a very happy life . a happy marriage/childhood/occasion I have many happy memories from that time. The story has a happy ending . Those were the happiest days of my life . It had been a gloriously happy time. if you wish somebody a Happy Birthday , Happy New Year , etc. you mean that you hope they have a pleasant celebration satisfied that something is good or right; not anxious I don't know what you've done, but the boss isn't happy. I said I'd go just to keep him happy . happy with somebody/something Are you happy with that arrangement? I'm not happy with his work this term. She was happy enough with her performance. happy about somebody/something If there's anything you're not happy about, come and ask. happy about somebody/something doing something I'm not too happy about her living alone. Synonyms happy happy satisfied ▪ content ▪ contented ▪ joyful ▪ blissful These words all describe feeling, showing or giving pleasure. happy feeling, showing or giving pleasure; satisfied with something or not worried about it: a happy marriage/​memory/​childhood I said I’d go, just to keep him happy . satisfied pleased because you have achieved something or because something has happened as you wanted it to; showing this: She’s never satisfied with what she’s got. a satisfied smile content [not before noun] happy and satisfied with what you have: I’m perfectly content just to lie in the sun. contented happy and comfortable with what you have; showing this: a contented baby a long contented sigh content or contented? Being contented depends more on having a comfortable life; being content can depend more on your attitude to your life: you can learn to be content with something by changing your attitude to it. People or animals can be contented but only people can be content . joyful ( rather formal ) very happy; making people very happy blissful making people very happy; showing this happiness: three blissful weeks away joyful or blissful? Joy is a livelier feeling; bliss is more peaceful. Patterns happy/​satisfied/​content/​contented with something a happy/​satisfied/​contented/​blissful smile a happy/​joyful occasion/​celebration to feel happy/​satisfied/​content/​contented/​joyful very/​perfectly/​quite happy/​satisfied/​content/​contented Extra Examples Dad seemed perfectly happy with my explanation. I was quite happy with the way things went. He went home from time to time, to keep his mother happy. Her boss was not entirely happy about the situation. I'm not too happy about her attitude. I don't know what you've done, but the boss isn't happy. I said I'd go just to keep him happy . happy with somebody/something Are you happy with that arrangement?

I'm not happy with his work this term. She was happy enough with her performance. happy about somebody/something If there's anything you're not happy about, come and ask. happy about somebody/something doing something I'm not too happy about her living alone. a happy marriage/​memory/​childhood I said I’d go, just to keep him happy . She’s never satisfied with what she’s got. a satisfied smile I’m perfectly content just to lie in the sun. a contented baby a long contented sigh three blissful weeks away happy/​satisfied/​content/​contented with something a happy/​satisfied/​contented/​blissful smile a happy/​joyful occasion/​celebration to feel happy/​satisfied/​content/​contented/​joyful very/​perfectly/​quite happy/​satisfied/​content/​contented Dad seemed perfectly happy with my explanation. I was quite happy with the way things went. He went home from time to time, to keep his mother happy. Her boss was not entirely happy about the situation. I'm not too happy about her attitude. happy to do something (formal) willing or pleased to do something I'm perfectly happy to leave it till tomorrow. People seemed quite happy to help. He will be more than happy to come with us. We'd be only too happy to accept your invitation. Topics Feelings a2 I'm perfectly happy to leave it till tomorrow. People seemed quite happy to help. He will be more than happy to come with us. We'd be only too happy to accept your invitation. lucky; successful synonym fortunate By a happy coincidence , we arrived at exactly the same time. He is in the happy position of never having to worry about money. Extra Examples By a happy chance, I got a hotel room just five minutes from the university. I picked the restaurant pretty much at random, but it proved a happy choice all round. Topics Success c1 By a happy coincidence , we arrived at exactly the same time. He is in the happy position of never having to worry about money. By a happy chance, I got a hotel room just five minutes from the university. I picked the restaurant pretty much at random, but it proved a happy choice all round. (formal) ( of words, ideas or behaviour ) suitable and appropriate for a particular situation That wasn't the happiest choice of words. That wasn't the happiest choice of words. (informal) (not) pleased about a situation She wasn't a happy bunny at all. She wasn't a happy bunny at all. (old-fashioned) the birth of a baby (approving) a course of action that is not extreme something that is in the middle between two choices or two ways of doing something She tried to strike a happy medium between making the questions too hard and making them too easy. She tried to strike a happy medium between making the questions too hard and making them too easy. used to wish somebody a happy and pleasant birthday happy hour noun happy place noun slap-happy adjective happy-clappy adjective happy couple noun trigger-happy adjective happy families noun happy-go-lucky adjective Trigger Happy TV Happy Birthday to You not a happy camper not a happy bunny play happy families the happy/golden mean as happy, quick, etc. as anything as happy, simple, sweet, etc. as can be play happy families the happy/golden mean as happy, quick, etc. as anything as happy, simple, sweet, etc. as can be happy adjective Happy Birthday to You happy-clappy adjective