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1. (adj.) glad
feeling joy or pleasure; pleased:
glad about the good news.
2. glad
accompanied by or causing joy or pleasure:
glad tidings.
3. glad
characterized by or showing cheerfulness, joy, or pleasure, as looks or utterances.
4. glad
very willing:
I'd be glad to help.
5. (v.t.) glad
Archaic. to make glad; gladden.
Etymology: (1920–25; by shortening)
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| Definition of 'glad' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) gladiolus, gladiola, glad, sword lily
any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
2. (adj) glad
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
"glad you are here"; "glad that they succeeded"; "gave a glad shout"; "a glad smile"; "heard the glad news"; "a glad occasion"
3. (adj) glad, happy
eagerly disposed to act or to be of service
"glad to help"
4. (adj) glad
feeling happy appreciation
"glad of the fire's warmth"
5. (adj) beaming, glad
cheerful and bright
"a beaming smile"; "a glad May morning"
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1. (adjective) glad
happy that sth has happened
I'm glad that you two finally met each other.; We were glad to see that the dog had come home.
2. glad
glad to
very willing to
If you need me, I'd be glad to help.
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| Definition of 'glad' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. glad
pleased; joyous; happy; cheerful; gratified; -- opposed to sorry, sorrowful, or unhappy; -- said of persons, and often followed by of, at, that, or by the infinitive, and sometimes by with, introducing the cause or reason
2. glad
wearing a gay or bright appearance; expressing or exciting joy; producing gladness; exhilarating
3. (verb) glad
to make glad; to cheer; to gladden; to exhilarate
4. (verb) glad
to be glad; to rejoice
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Sense: pleased or happy
I'm very glad that you are here; the glad smiles of the children.
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 Afrikaans: bly, verheug |
 Arabic: مَسْرور، مُبْتَهِج جدا |
 Bulgarian: доволен |
 Brazilian: contente |
 Czech: rád, potěšený, veselý |
 German: froh |
 Danish: glad |
 Greek: ευχαριστημένος, χαρούμενο |
 Spanish: feliz, alegre, contento |
 Estonian: rõõmus |
 Farsi: خوشحال |
 Finnish: iloinen |
 French: joyeux, heureux |
 Hebrew: שמח |
 Hindi: प्रसन्न |
 Croatian: zadovoljan, sretan |
 Hungarian: boldog |
 Indonesian: senang |
 Icelandic: glaður |
 Italian: contento, felice |
 Japanese: うれしい |
 Korean: 기쁜 |
 Lithuanian: patenkintas |
 Latvian: priecīgs |
 Malay: gembira |
 Dutch: blij |
 Norwegian: glad, gledelig |
 Polish: zadowolony |
 Persian: خوشحال |
 Pashto: خوشحاله ، خوښ |
 Portuguese: feliz |
 Romanian: bucuros, fericit |
 Russian: довольный |
 Slovak: rád, spokojný, natešený |
 Slovenian: vesel |
 Serbian: zadovoljan |
 Swedish: glad |
 Thai: ดีใจ |
 Turkish: mutlu, memnun |
 Taiwanese: 高興 |
 Ukrainian: радий, задоволений |
 Urdu: مسرور |
 Vietnamese: hài lòng |
 Chinese: 高兴 |
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