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very happy or proud in English:

1. elated elated


She was elated at the prospect of a holiday.
And then at the end of the morning you feel elated.
We were elated when they finally accepted our proposal. And then at the end of the morning you feel elated.
she was elated at having pocketed some £400,000
Julie was elated when she learned she had been accepted into the first choice college.
The prince was reported to be elated at/by the birth of his daughter.
I was elated at having won
When you are surfing on the top, you are all elated.
We were elated by/at the news.
It’s like getting upset about things — like really, truly just knocked over by stuff — and then really elated by other things.

English word "very happy or proud"(elated) occurs in sets:

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