happy
part of speech
adjective (happy, happier, happiest); adverb happily; noun happiness
meaning for a pupil
1) Feeling pleased, glad or full of joy. tree →
2) Making you feel glad: a happy day, a happy ending. tree →
3) Happy to: willing and pleased to do something: «I'm happy to help». tree →
4) Happy with: satisfied with something. tree →
5) Used in greetings: Happy birthday! Happy New Year! tree →
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 →
- Happy birthday, Sam! tree →
- The story had a happy ending. tree →
- I'm happy to help you carry the bags. tree →
- Are you happy with your drawing? tree →
- The dog wags its tail when it's happy. tree →
- They lived happily ever after. tree →
- Sharing your toys can make your friends happy. tree →
- Yet he did not feel happy. tree →
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.
- Good secrets are about timing, like a surprise party that ends in a happy moment.
- A surprise is a happy secret that will be shared soon, and everyone is glad when it comes out.
- Happy tears come when people are moved, touched or very happy; they pass quickly and leave people feeling warm.
- A parent showing your drawing to everyone at work is proud of you; parents show off their children because it makes them happy.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «happy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.