English UsageComparison guide
Be Pleased To Do vs. Pleased About Something
Cambridge directly records pleased + to-infinitive and pleased about + noun/event, supporting a narrow complement comparison.
Use “pleased to do something” when satisfaction or willingness is expressed through an infinitive action. Use “pleased about something” when the complement names the situation or event producing satisfaction.
Key details
Confusion Familyverb-complement
Rule Familyverb-complementation
Termspleased to do, pleased about something
Further guidance
Core difference
Cambridge documents pleased + to-infinitive and pleased about + noun/event as standard patterns.
Style Boundary
Keep the comparison to the documented structures; do not manufacture an unsupported pleased-about-doing versus pleased-to-do rule.
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.
- Pleased (opens in a new tab)Cambridge University Press · Direct learner-dictionary evidence for pleased with, pleased about, pleased that, and pleased + to-infinitive constructions.