English UsageComparison guide
Be Delighted To Do vs. Delighted With Something
Cambridge directly records delighted + to-infinitive and delighted with + noun, making this an evidence-safe replacement for the already-owned Keen intent.
Use “delighted to do/hear/meet…” when delighted is followed by an infinitive action or event. Use “delighted with something” when the complement names the thing or result that gives pleasure.
Key details
Confusion Familyverb-complement
Rule Familyverb-complementation
Termsdelighted to do, delighted with something
Further guidance
Core difference
Cambridge documents delighted + to-infinitive and delighted with + noun as standard complement patterns.
Style Boundary
Use with for the object/result that pleases someone; use to + base verb for the infinitive action/event pattern.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
- Delighted (opens in a new tab)Cambridge University Press · Direct learner-dictionary evidence for delighted with + noun and delighted + to-infinitive.