Etymology

pleased

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Today it means: Happy, content. Full definition →

Middle English plesed
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromplesede
  2. Middle English · inherited fromplesed
  3. English todaypleased

From Middle English plesed, iplesed (past participle) and Middle English plesede (preterit), both equivalent to please + -ed.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.