Smile
noun
- 1.
- (A facial expression indicating pleasure or amusement with the lips stretched and turning upward at their ends, to show pleasure amusement, etc. by an upward curving of the comers of the mouth) ការញឹម
verb — past tense: smiled ; past participle: smiled ; present participle: smiling ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (~ at somebody / something) (1. To have or form a smile. 2. a. To look with favor or approval: Fortune smiled on our efforts. b. To express cheerful acceptance or equanimity: We smiled at the bad weather and kept going) ញញឹមរក (មានភាពគួររីករាយ), ត្រូវចិត្ដ, អោយចូលចិត្ដ, smile pleasantly ញឹម, smile at (his faults) ព្រហើនកន្ដើយ (នឹង), (Fortune) smiled on (him) ញឹមរក
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (To express with a smile) សម្ដែងដោយញញឹម
Example: A smile at a joke, smile a forced smile, crack a smile, smile on, The gods smiled on her.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation, or kindness; -- opposed to frown.
- 2.
- A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, etc; as, a scornful smile.
verb — past tense: smiled ; past participle: smiled ; present participle: smiling ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) Favor; countenance; propitiousness; as, the smiles of Providence.
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) Gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty.
- 4.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently.
- 5.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or pity; to sneer.
- 6.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance; -- often with on; as, to smile on one's labors.
- 7.
- (TRANSITIVE) To express by a smile; as, to smile consent; to smile a welcome to visitors.
- 8.
- (TRANSITIVE) To affect in a certain way with a smile.