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glad

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[ glad ]

adjective

gladder, gladdest.
  1. feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad that you are here.

    glad about the good news;

    glad that you are here.

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  2. accompanied by or causing joy or pleasure: glad tidings.

    a glad occasion;

    glad tidings.

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  3. characterized by or showing cheerfulness, joy, or pleasure, as looks or utterances.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

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  4. very willing:

    I'll be glad to give him your message.



verb (used with object)

gladded, gladding.
  1. Archaic. to make glad.

glad

2

[ glad ]

glad

1

/ 伞濒忙诲 /

adjective

  1. happy and pleased; contented
  2. causing happiness or contentment
  3. postpositivefoll byto very willing

    he was glad to help

  4. postpositivefoll byof happy or pleased to have

    glad of her help

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. an archaic word for gladden
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

glad

2

/ 伞濒忙诲 /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for gladiolus Also called (Austral)gladdie藞伞濒忙诲瑟
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞驳濒补诲濒测, adverb
  • 藞驳濒补诲苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 驳濒补诲路濒测 adverb
  • 驳濒补诲路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of glad1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English 驳濒忙诲; cognate with Old Norse glathr 鈥渂right, glad,鈥 Dutch glad, German glatt 鈥渟尘辞辞迟丑鈥; akin to Latin glaber 鈥渟尘辞辞迟丑鈥

Origin of glad2

First recorded in 1920鈥25; by shortening
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of glad1

Old English 驳濒牵诲; related to Old Norse glathr, Old High German glat smooth, shining, Latin glaber smooth, Lithuanian 驳濒辞诲霉蝉 fitting closely
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Idioms and Phrases

  • give someone the once-over (glad eye)
  • not suffer fools gladly
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Example Sentences

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When it comes to this show, I鈥檓 really glad we鈥檙e ending and not starting now.

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鈥淭he things all the committees are trying to do is not only carry out the voters鈥 intent, but make the public glad they voted for this,鈥 Sewill said.

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鈥淚鈥檓 glad that they are at least pausing and hopefully ultimately ending their elephant program,鈥 she said.

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My blog is now on more than one million views every month and I'm so glad I took that risk.

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"I wasn't sure whether to go ahead with the test, but I am glad I did."

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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