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elated

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ɪˈɫeɪtəd// UK //ɪlˈeɪtɪd// elat·ed

v. feeling or showing great happiness and excitement. You use this when you are very pleased about something good that just happened.

v. feeling or showing great happiness and excitement. Often used to describe a state of intense joy following a specific achievement or event.


SIMPLE

She was elated when she heard she got the job.

CONTEXTUAL

The team was elated after winning the championship, celebrating with a parade through the city.

COMPLEX

The researchers were elated to discover that their hypothesis was correct, as it had taken years of meticulous data collection to reach such a conclusion.

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Origin

Latin elatus (“raised”).

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