happy for

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: to be glad about (someone's luck or accomplishment)

It's great that he won the scholarship. I'm very happy for him.

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Guys really, truly are happy for other guys on the team’s success. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024

Josh is happy for his dad and Barbra James, who was also married to Jan Smithers from 1986 to 1995, wed his third wife, singer and actress Barbra, on July 1, 1998. —Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024

Despite the opening loss, Schultz was happy for his team to get one quality game to start the season. —Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024

Schnall used to be a part of Atlanta’s organization as a minority owner prior to buying into the Hornets, so there was a snippet of him that was happy for his old crew. —Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024

And that's not always a heritage that is happy for many people in our community. —Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024

What’s more, a significant number of Californians would be perfectly happy for their state to leave the United States if doing that peacefully were possible. —Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024

Heim was happy for the opportunity to make good after a ninth-inning miscue. —Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2024

The fashionable Flores is happy for any excuse to dig through his closet. —Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024