EJ when something happens to someone or something
happen to sb/sth /Ижрэп tu: (sb/sth)/
[pnrasal verb T] if something happens to someone or something, it happens and has an effect on them: What's happened to Dave? He seems in a really bad mood. I A lot of people don't seem to care about what is happening to the environment.
experience /ik'spi^rions/ [и T) formal if а person or organization experiences a problem, change etc, it happens to them: Most of us will experience this kind of problem at some time in our lives. I Many local companies have recently experienced financial difficulties.
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| ZIa Experience is more formal than j I happen to j
HAPPY
^ opposite sad
ENTHUSIASTIC/ UNENTHUSIASTIC
RELAX ф SMILE
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LAUGH ^^ see ^^ ENJOY
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EXCmNC/ ^ ^ SATISFIED/
EXCITED DISSATISFIED
COMFORTABLE/ CONFIDENT/
UNCOMFORTABLE NOT CONFIDENT
feeling happy
happy /haepi/ [adj] someone who is happy seems relaxed and satisfied, and feels that their life is good, especially because they are in a situation, job, or relationship that they enjoy: For the first five years of her marriage, they were extremely happy. I Liz seems a lot happier these days, doesn't she? 1 the children's happy faces happy doing sth / was very happy working in that office - the people were all really friendly,
a happy time/childhood/li/e/marriage
(=a time when you are happy) That year was the happiest time of my life. happy - happier - happiest
cheer/ul /'tJ"iorfol/ [adj] someone who is cheerful seems to be always happy, for example by smiling, and friendly: Ed's a very cheerful, friendly person. I 'My name's Rosie,' she said with a cheerful smile.
be in a good mood /Ы: in э ,gud mu:d/
to feel happy and behave in a happy, friendly way - use this about someone who is happy now, but is not always happy: Their teacher was in an unusu- ally good mood that morning. I Don't
ask him now - wait till he's in a good mood.
happy because something good has happened
happy /'haepi/ [adj] feeling happy because something good has happened to you or is going to happen: They returned home from their vacation feeling relaxed and happy.
happy to do sth I'm very happy to be back here again.
+ about Is she happy about being pregnant?
+ (that) He was very happy that Jane would be spending Christmas with them. happy - happier - happiest
pleased /pliizd/ [adj not before noun]
happy and satisfied with something that
has happened, especially something that
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has happened to someone else or something good they have done: "Did you know that Barbara had a baby girl?" "Oh, I am pleased." + with Amanda's teachers seem very pleased with her progress, be pleased to hear/see/say You'll be pleased to hear that your application has been successful
+ (that) I'm very pleased that so many
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people have agreed to help us.
If someone tells you about something good that has happened, don't say 'I am happy'. Say I am pleased or I am delighted.
glad /glaed/ [adj not before noun] pleased about a situation, especially because it has improved or because it is not as bad as it could have been: We were all glad when it was time to go home. glad to be/hear/say/see She was glad to hear he had arrived home safely. + (that) I'm really glad you like the present. \ Maria looked around at the other guests - she was glad she had decided to wear her best clothes.
delighted /di'lait^d/ [adj not before noun]
extremely happy because something very good has happened: She has been offered a job in Japan, and she's delighted of course.
+ (that) He was delighted that she had asked him to come.
+ with/by /at Wesley said he was delighted with the court's decision. delighted to be/hear/see etc We're absolutely delighted to hear that you're getting engaged.
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Don't say 'very delighted'. Say absolutely delighted.
satisfied /'saetJ,sfaid/ [adj] pleased because something has happened in the way you want it to, or because something is as good as you expect it to be + with I'm very satisfied with the results of our discussions.
satisfied look/expression/smile Blake leaned back with a satisfied smile.
a happy feeling
happiness /haepin^s/ [n U] the feeling
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you have when you are happy: She married at the age of 56, and at last found true happiness. I I don't think he really cares about his wife's happiness.
pleasure /"р1езэг; [n U] the feeling you have when you are doing something you enjoy or when something very nice has happened to you: Most craftsmen get a lot of pleasure out of making things, give/bring pleasure to sb His music has brought pleasure to people all over the world.
for pleasure (=when you do something just for enjoyment, not because you have to) reading for pleasure
satis/action /.saeUslaekJ^iv In U) the
feeling of happiness you get when you have done a job well, or when you have worked hard to achieve something: It was working with children that gave Diana the most satisfaction. great/deep satis/action Golding a/ways said that writing was hard work but it gave him great satisfaction. get satis/action from She gets a lot of satisfaction from seeing her designs turned into actual products, job satisfaction (=the feeling you have when you enjoy your job)
jou dpi/ In U) especially written a feeling of very great happiness: It's hard to describe the joy we felt, seeing each other again after so many years.
Ei happy because you are no longer worried about something
relieved /ri'lhvd/ (adjI happy because you are no longer worried about something, especially because something bad did not happen or something unpleasant has ended: Kate looked relieved when she