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delighted

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //dɪˈɫaɪtəd// UK //dɪlˈaɪtɪd// de·light·ed General-service

v. feeling or showing great pleasure. You use this when you are very happy about something specific that happened.

v. feeling or showing great pleasure or satisfaction. Often followed by an infinitive or a prepositional phrase starting with 'by', 'with', or 'at'.


SIMPLE

I am delighted to meet you.

CONTEXTUAL

The children were delighted with their new toys and played with them all afternoon.

COMPLEX

The board of directors was delighted by the quarterly results, which exceeded even the most optimistic projections from the previous year.

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Typically follows a linking verb like 'be', 'feel', or 'seem'. Often takes a 'to-infinitive' or a 'that' clause.

Pitfall

I am very delightedI am absolutely delightedDelighted is a non-gradable adjective; it is usually paired with extreme intensifiers like 'absolutely' rather than 'very'.

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