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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Smile \Smile\ (sm[imac]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Smiled
     (sm[imac]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Smiling.] [OE. smilen; akin
     to Dan. smile, Sw. smila, MHG. smielen, smieren, L. mirari to
     wonder at, Skr. smi to smile; and probably to E. smicker.
     [root]173. Cf. Admire, Marvel, Smirk.]
     1. To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and
        kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He doth nothing but frown. . . . He hears merry
              tales and smiles not.                 --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              She smiled to see the doughty hero slain. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              When last I saw thy young blue eyes, they smiled.
                                                    --Byron.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or
        pity; to sneer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              'T was what I said to Craggs and Child,
              Who praised my modesty, and smiled.   --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to
        excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The desert smiled,
              And paradise was opened in the wild.  --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance;
        -- often with on; as, to smile on one's labors.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Smile \Smile\ (sm[imac]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Smiled
     (sm[imac]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Smiling.] [OE. smilen; akin
     to Dan. smile, Sw. smila, MHG. smielen, smieren, L. mirari to
     wonder at, Skr. smi to smile; and probably to E. smicker.
     [root]173. Cf. Admire, Marvel, Smirk.]
     1. To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and
        kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently.
  
              He doth nothing but frown. . . . He hears merry
              tales and smiles not.                 --Shak.
  
              She smiled to see the doughty hero slain. --Pope.
  
              When last I saw thy young blue eyes, they smiled.
                                                    --Byron.
  
     2. To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or
        pity; to sneer.
  
              'T was what I said to Craggs and Child, Who praised
              my modesty, and smiled.               --Pope.
  
     3. To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to
        excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty.
  
              The desert smiled, And paradise was opened in the
              wild.                                 --Pope.
  
     4. To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance;
        -- often with on; as, to smile on one's labors.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  smiled
     vb.
     (infl of en smile  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  smiled
     vb.
     (infl of en smile  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  smiled
     vb.
     (infl of en smile  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  smiled
     vb.
     (infl of en smile  ed-form)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  smiled
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en smile ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb smile)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Smiled /smˈaɪld/
  مبتسم

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  smiled /smˈaɪld/ 
  usmál

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  smiled /smˈaɪld/
  gelächelt
   see: smile, smiling, smiles, smiled, smile back, smiling back
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  smiled /smˈaɪld/
  lächelte
   see: smile, smiling, smiled, smiles, smile back, smiling back
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  smiled /smˈaɪld/
  geschmunzelt
     Synonym: grinned
  
   see: smile, grin, smiling, grinning
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsmaɪɫd/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 微笑,以微笑表示;
  vbl. 微笑,以微笑表示;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     v. 微笑,以微笑表示
     vbl. 微笑,以微笑表示

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