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pleased

Meaning of “pleased”

Past-tense, past-participial, or adjectival form of please. Sense 1: Gave pleasure or satisfaction to, was agreeable or acceptable to, or was gratified. Sense 2: Chose, desired, willed, or saw fit.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
62 occurrences61 verses27 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 28:8

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Judges 13:23
But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.
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1611 witness · Judges 13:23 · retained source text

But his wife said vnto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill vs, he would not haue receiued a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would hee haue shewed vs all these things, nor would as at this time haue told vs such things as these.

Judges 14:7
And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.
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1611 witness · Judges 14:7 · retained source text

And hee went downe and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.

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Historical definitions

Gratified; affected with agreeable sensations or emotions.

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