smile

smile
1 /smaIl/ verb
1 (I) to have or make a smile on your face: smile at sb: Joanna was smiling at us in a friendly way. | Neil smiled to himself, thinking about how he had tricked them.
2 smile at sth to be amused by something, often without showing it: Graham smiled at his colleague's suggestion.
3 (T) to say or express something with a smile: “So this is your secret weapon” he smiled. | She smiled a welcome.
—compare grin 1 (1)
4 be all smiles to look very happy and to behave in a friendly way
5 smile to think/see/remember etc to be amused when you think about something, see something etc: When I look back at my youth I smile to think how naive I was.
6 LUCK/FORTUNE (T) especially literary if luck or fortune smiles on you, you have very good luck
— smilingly adverb: Melissa smilingly reached for a cigarette. 2 noun (C) an expression on your face in which your mouth curves upwards to show that you are happy, amused, friendly, etc: George had a big smile on his face. | “Hello,” he said with a smile. | give sb a smile: Tracy gave the girl a warm smile.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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