with pleasure
Of course, certainly
With pleasure is a polite response indicating willingness or eagerness to help or comply with a request.
It conveys that the speaker is happy to do what's asked, not merely agreeing out of obligation: Could you pass the salt? —With pleasure.
The phrase is somewhat formal, more common in service contexts or courteous exchanges than casual conversation.
- gladlyWith eager willingness
- readilyWithout delay or reluctance
- warmlyWith affection shown
- willinglyBy free choice
- freelyWithout restriction or hindrance
more than happy · by all means · enthusiastically · voluntarily · of course · cheerfully · wholeheartedly · happy to help · no problem · don't mention it · as you wish · at your service · affirmatively · certainly · happily · appreciatively · obligingly · agreeably
- Pleasantriesthank you, thanks, sorry, excuse me, hello
- affirmativesyes, yeah, yep, yup, absolutely
- polite phrasesthank you, yes sir, hello, no sir, sorry
- RSVP responsesyes, no, maybe, accept, decline
- helpful phraseshappy to help, at your service, offering help, here for you, lending a hand
- agreementagree, accord, yes, yeah, yep
with pleasurereluctantly
With obvious unwillingness
unwillingly · grudgingly · begrudgingly · under protest · against one's will
with, within, please, without, pleasure, pleasant, pleased, withdraw, unpleasant