best pleased
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1.7
- idiom
:
muy contento
- I'm sure if someone stole his designs, he wouldn't be best pleased.
Examples
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I don't think my mum was best pleased, but there it is.
Blog text (10) -
His dad wouldn't be best pleased, though.
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Bunty's not best pleased about me going.
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Biddy’s not best pleased with me.
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She wouldn't be best pleased by the insight into the Wayne fantasyland they provided.
Fiction book (1990) -
The superintendent's kids—there were four of us eventually—were well pleased with their lot.
Blog text (29) -
After winning the competition, she was best pleased with her performance.
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He was best pleased when he received the unexpected gift from his friend.
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The children were best pleased after spending the entire day at the amusement park.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Feeling pleased and content
∞
1.0
Feeling pleased or happy about something
936
1.0
Feeling happy or satisfied about something
285
1.3
Pleased because you achieved something or got the result you wanted
228
1.0
Feeling very happy about something good
171
2.3
Feeling very excited and happy
70
1.0
Feeling or showing great happiness
69
4.5
Feeling very happy and excited
23
3.3
Very happy and free from worry
12
1.2
Very happy and excited in a playful way
11
4.0
Feeling very happy and excited because of good news or success
10
2.1
Feeling very happy and excited about something good
6
3.2
Feeling very excited and happy about something
4
4.0
Feeling pleased and satisfied because you received something you wanted
2
4.4
Feeling very happy and full of energy
2
8.2
Very pleased about something
1
8.2
Feeling very happy and content
1
9.0
Feeling happy and cheerful
Very pleased and full of joy
Feeling very happy and excited
Feeling very happy and excited
Feeling very pleased and full of joy
To make someone feel happy
Feeling happy and satisfied because goals or needs are met
Antonyms
How Pleased
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'very happy or satisfied' is directly and compositionally derived from 'best' as a superlative/intensifier plus 'pleased' meaning happy; the combination simply strengthens the adjective. While the phrase can be slightly formal or old-fashioned, its meaning is predictable from the parts and a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer it.
Etymology
Best pleased comes from an older use of best meaning 'most' or 'very' that makes pleased stronger. Imagine someone in the best spot after a win, feeling especially happy, so the phrase means 'very happy' or 'particularly delighted'.