happy
Feeling good and pleased with something.
Feeling or showing pleasure, satisfaction, or contentment.
Glad and ready to do something.
Ready and willing to do something without reluctance.
Making people feel good and pleased.
Giving rise to feelings of pleasure, satisfaction, or contentment.
- Base: happy
- Comparative: happier
- Superlative: happiest
glad to hear it / happy to hear it
1response showing pleasure at news received
Something you say when you are pleased about what someone told you.
- 'I passed the exam.' 'I’m happy to hear it!'
- 'We got the job!' 'Glad to hear it!'
happy ending
1positive conclusion of a story or event
When a story or event finishes in a good way for the people in it.
- The movie had a happy ending where everyone found love.
- We all like fairy tales with happy endings.
make someone happy
1cause someone to feel pleased or contented
To do something that makes another person feel good and pleased.
- It makes me happy when you visit.
- Buying flowers can make someone happy.
trigger-happy
1too eager to act aggressively or use weapons
Quick to use force or act without thinking much, especially with guns.
- The guard seemed a bit trigger-happy during the protest.
- Some critics say the police are too trigger-happy.
happy birthday
1birthday greeting phrase
Words you say to someone on their birthday to wish them well.
- Happy birthday! I hope you have a wonderful day.
- Happy birthday! I hope you have a great day.
- We sang 'Happy Birthday' to her at the party.
- She smiled when everyone said 'Happy Birthday' to her.