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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And the Sierra Madre forest around it could keep hikers happy for days.
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Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
And for Mindy to be leading her life out of fear and assuming and projecting that Emily's gonna feel a certain way towards it, and not giving her the opportunity to be happy for her, that's not friendship.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 18 Dec. 2025
Geuther was happy for her daughter to stay home and recover, and the youngster tried her best to get up for school the next morning.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
The program’s success has Walker feeling happy for so many people, with current players and coaches atop the list.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2025
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Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
And for Mindy to be leading her life out of fear and assuming and projecting that Emily's gonna feel a certain way towards it, and not giving her the opportunity to be happy for her, that's not friendship.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 18 Dec. 2025
Geuther was happy for her daughter to stay home and recover, and the youngster tried her best to get up for school the next morning.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
The program’s success has Walker feeling happy for so many people, with current players and coaches atop the list.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Happy for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happy%20for. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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