happy
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.
Meaning
8 sensesHaving 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.
- 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 sentencesYour smile always makes me happy.
Твоя посмішка завжди робить мене щасливою. — oromashka
ruТвоя улыбка всегда делает меня счастливым. — odexed
deDein Lächeln macht mich immer glücklich. — Wolf
The rich are not always happy.
Багаті не завжди щасливі. — deniko
ruБогатые не всегда счастливы. — Gruzilkin
deReiche sind nicht immer glücklich. — MUIRIEL
I hope you'll be happy forever.
Сподіваюся, що ти завжди будеш щасливий. — deniko
ruНадеюсь, ты будешь счастлив всегда. — odexed
She said that she was happy.
Вона сказала, що вона щаслива. — deniko
ruОна сказала, что счастлива. — marafon
deSie sagte, dass sie glücklich sei. — Shishir
I'm happy to see you again.
Я радий знову тебе бачити. — aandrusiak
ruОчень рада снова тебя видеть. — marafon
deEs freut mich, dich wiederzusehen. — xtofu80
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English happy (“fortunate, happy”), perhaps an alteration of Middle English haFrom 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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Forms
happier/more happy, happiest/most happy| Comparative | happier / more happy Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | happiest / most happy Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
79 synonyms- well expressed and to the point:well-chosen
- marked by good fortune:felicitous
- eagerly disposed to act or to be of service:glad
Antonyms
94 antonymsWord family
62 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B1Feelings and character — Because the lesson uses it
- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- be very happy
- be happy to
- be happy here
- happy to see
- to be happy
- will be happy
- very happy here
- happy with the
- would be happy
- really happy
- wasn't happy with
- as happy as