happy for

idiom

: 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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Kittle is happy for Purdy getting his new deal and vice versa. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025 Taylor Swift now owns all her music, and her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, is happy for the pop star. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025 Everyone at Sporting is happy for Pedro and wishes him all the best. Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 21 May 2025 So super happy for him and just a great job by our hitting department, by (Vargas) for working extremely hard. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for happy for

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“Happy for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happy%20for. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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