delighted
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 →
2) (verb, past) Gave great pleasure to someone: «The show delighted the children.» tree →
3) (formal, polite) Very willing: «I'd be delighted to help.» tree →
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 →
- We were delighted to win the spelling bee. tree →
- The magician delighted the children with his tricks. tree →
- I'd be delighted to come to your party. tree →
- Grandma was delighted that we visited. tree →
- The teacher was delighted by our project. tree →
- (formal) We are delighted to announce the winners of the poetry prize. tree →
- The prince was so delighted that he could not speak. tree →
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.
- Grown-ups are delighted when you try, and they will simply say it again slower or switch to English.
- He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because He delighted in me.
- He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because He delighted in me.
- It is of the LORD that a man's goings are established; and He delighted in his way.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «delighted» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.