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 →

2) (verb form) Having had a wish or need satisfied. tree →

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 →
• The teacher was gratified to see everyone working hard. tree →
• Toad was gratified to hear the crowd cheering his name. tree →
• The scientist was gratified when the experiment worked. tree →
• We were gratified by the many letters of thanks. tree →
• He looked gratified when the judge praised his cake. tree →

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.
• He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be abundantly gratified.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gratified» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.