elatede‧lat‧ed /ɪˈleɪtɪd/ adjective 
He felt elated and mildly drunk.elated at/by She was elated at the prospect of a holiday.
WORD ORIGINelated
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin elatus, past participle of efferre ‘to carry up’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Elated with the election victory, the crowd waved banners and chanted.
- Jeremy felt elated by this sudden and unexpected success.
- We were elated to find out Sue was pregnant again.
- When I told her the news I thought she'd be elated.
- For a moment she was elated, but that didn't last.
- For my part, I feel elated and close to tears.
- He felt both elated and frightened.
- Matthew was elated, so pleased he couldn't speak.
- Nor was the thought that he alone might hold the key to the mystery the sole component in his strangely elated state.
- One day, in an elated mood, we thought we would give Eliot a surprise.
- She was at once elated and frightened.
- The three of us worked together excellently, elated and playful.
Longman Language Activatorvery happy because something good has happened
· When she saw the new car, she was delighted.delighted about · His parents were absolutely delighted about the baby.delighted at · Andrea was delighted at the chance to go to the Bolshoi ballet.delighted to hear/see/learn/be etc · I was delighted to hear you were getting married.delighted (that) · We are delighted that the negotiations have been completed successfully.
very happy and excited about something that has happened: · You should go for a visit - my parents would be thrilled.thrilled with: · Louise is thrilled with the changes she has seen in her son's behavior.thrilled at/by: · She was thrilled at the possibility of being sent to Europe.thrilled (that): · My mother's thrilled that the new house is so close to the park.thrilled to do something: · She was thrilled to have her picture taken with Mel Gibson.thrilled to bits (=very thrilled): · We were thrilled to bits when our daughter appeared on TV.
to feel extremely happy and confident because you are very successful or because something very good has happened to you: · Since the baby came Anna's been on top of the world.· After Mark got the promotion, he was sitting on top of the world.
British informal to be very happy about something good that has happened, especially something that makes you proud of yourself: · "How does it feel to have scored the winning goal?" "Over the moon, Brian."· When she discovered she'd got the job she was over the moon.
written very happy about something, especially a piece of good news: · Naturally I was overjoyed when I was offered the part in the play.overjoyed to see/hear/learn/be etc: · My parents were overjoyed to see my brother again.
extremely happy and excited about something: · The kids were ecstatic when we brought home the new video game system.ecstatic about/over: · Coggan said his clients were ecstatic about the judge's ruling.
use this about a crowd of people who are very happy about something, for example because they have won something: · The jubilant fans lifted the players up on their shoulders.
written very happy and excited for a short time, especially because you have achieved something that is important to you: · When I told her the news I thought she'd be elated.elated by/at/with: · Jeremy felt elated by this sudden and unexpected success.· Elated with the election victory, the crowd waved banners and chanted.
a group of people that are joyful are extremely happy, especially because they are celebrating a happy event - used especially in literature: · The streets of the city were filled with joyful crowds celebrating the New Year.· After their election victory, party members seemed positively joyful.
looking extremely happy: · He was radiant with excitement when he came off the stage.· She announced, with a radiant smile, that she was going to have a baby.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He felt elated and mildly drunk.
extremely happy and excited, especially because of something that has happened or is going to happen OPP depressed: He felt elated and mildly drunk. He felt elated and mildly drunk.elated at/by She was elated at the prospect of a holiday.