A1adjective · frequent

happy

hap·py

happy · happier · happiest

щасливий, радісний

счастливый, удачный, радостный

glücklich, froh, zufrieden, fröhlich

Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoymentHaving a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.

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UK/ˈhapɪj/US/ˈhæpi/

» Your smile always makes me happy.

Dein Lächeln macht mich immer glücklich.

Твоя улыбка всегда делает меня счастливым.

Ваша улыбка всегда делает меня счастливым.

Твоя посмішка завжди робить мене щасливою.

Meaning

8 senses

Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
Music makes me feel happy.
Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky.
glücklich
уда́чныйudáčnyj, счастли́выйsčastlívyj
Content, willing, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).
Are you happy to pay me back by the end of the week?
Yes, I am happy with the decision.
zufrieden, fröhlich, froh
счастли́выйsčastlívyj, ра́достныйrádostnyj
щасли́вийščaslývyj, ра́діснийrádisnyj
(usually)Bringing or being an instance of favourable fortune; apt, felicitous, fortunate, propitious.
happy coincidence
щасли́вийščaslývyj
(in compounds)Favoring or inclined to use.
slaphappy, trigger-happy
(often, rare)Dexterous, ready, skilful.
Implying “May you have a happy ⁓” or similar; used in phrases to wish someone happiness or good fortune at the time of a festival, celebration, or other event or activity.
Happy birthday!
Happy Fourth of July!
Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky.
(archaic)Elect or saved after death, blessed.

More definitions

well expressed and to the point
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
marked by good fortune
eagerly disposed to act or to be of service

Examples

8079 sentences

Your smile always makes me happy.
Твоя посмішка завжди робить мене щасливою.
ruТвоя улыбка всегда делает меня счастливым.
deDein Lächeln macht mich immer glücklich.
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The rich are not always happy.
Багаті не завжди щасливі.
ruБогатые не всегда счастливы.
deReiche sind nicht immer glücklich.
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I hope you'll be happy forever.
Сподіваюся, що ти завжди будеш щасливий.
ruНадеюсь, ты будешь счастлив всегда.
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She said that she was happy.
Вона сказала, що вона щаслива.
ruОна сказала, что счастлива.
deSie sagte, dass sie glücklich sei.
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I'm happy to see you again.
Я радий знову тебе бачити.
ruОчень рада снова тебя видеть.
deEs freut mich, dich wiederzusehen.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

contented, joyous:

Русский

By meaning 2

fortunate, lucky:

contented, joyous:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

fortunate, lucky:

contented, joyous:

Origin

From Middle English happy (“fortunate, happy”), perhaps an alteration of Middle English ha

From Middle English happy (“fortunate, happy”), perhaps an alteration of Middle English happyn, happen (“fortunate, happy”), possibly related to or from Old Norse heppinn (“fortunate, happy”); and potentially assimilated to be equivalent to hap (“chance, luck, fortune”) + -y. Compare also Icelandic heppinn (“lucky”), Faroese heppin (“fortunate, lucky, happy”), Norwegian Nynorsk heppen (“lucky”), Scots happin (“fortunate, blessed”). See further at hap.

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