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glad
1[ glad ]
adjective
- feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad that you are here.
glad about the good news;
glad that you are here.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- accompanied by or causing joy or pleasure: glad tidings.
a glad occasion;
glad tidings.
Antonyms:
- characterized by or showing cheerfulness, joy, or pleasure, as looks or utterances.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
Antonyms:
- very willing:
I'll be glad to give him your message.
verb (used with object)
- Archaic. to make glad.
glad
2[ glad ]
noun
glad
1/ É¡±ôæ»å /
adjective
- happy and pleased; contented
- causing happiness or contentment
- postpositivefoll byto very willing
he was glad to help
- postpositivefoll byof happy or pleased to have
glad of her help
verb
- an archaic word for gladden
glad
2/ É¡±ôæ»å /
noun
- informal.short for gladiolus Also called (Austral)gladdieˈɡ±ôæ»åɪ
Derived Forms
- ˈ²µ±ô²¹»å±ô²â, adverb
- ˈ²µ±ô²¹»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²µ±ô²¹»å·±ô²â adverb
- ²µ±ô²¹»å·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of glad1
Origin of glad2
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of glad1
Idioms and Phrases
- give someone the once-over (glad eye)
- not suffer fools gladly
Example Sentences
"In a way, I'm so glad they are not here anymore to see this," says Susan.
It is a different experience and I am really glad this is being acknowledged in some way.
“So I’m glad I was able to do that.â€
"I'm glad you'll get a chance to finally hear them. I hope you enjoy them."
“You hanging out with Mom? Tell Ky I said hello. I’m glad everything’s going great.â€
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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