Vocabulary

elated

大(だい)喜(よろこ)びする

B2 · Upper-intermediate Rare

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(1) Verb
To make someone happy, proud, exultant.  To be elated is to be very happy.
誰(だれ)かを幸(しあわ)せにし、誇(ほこ)りに思(おも)い、歓喜(かんき)させること。意気(いき)をあげることとはとても幸(しあわ)せになることです。

Examples

  1. She was elated to hear that her daughter is engaged to be married.

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Other Usages

elated

非(ひ)常(じょう)嬉(うれ)し(い)
(2) Adjective

extremely happy and excited

非常(ひじょう)に幸(しあわ)せで興奮(こうふん)していること

Examples

  1. The team was elated after their victory.
  2. She felt elated when she saw her friends.

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