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glad — glad1 [glad] adj. gladder, gladdest [ME < OE glæd, akin to Ger glatt, smooth (the orig. Gmc sense) < IE * ghlādh , shining, smooth < base * ĝhel , to shine > GLEAM, GOLD] 1. feeling or characterized by pleasure or joy; happy; pleased… … English World dictionary
glad — [adj] happy, delightful animated, beaming, beautiful, blithesome, bright, can’t complain*, cheerful, cheering, cheery, contented, exhilarated, felicitous, floating on air*, gay, genial, gleeful, gratified, gratifying, hilarious, jocund, jovial,… … New thesaurus
glad — adj., itk. d.s., e … Dansk ordbog
glad — glad1 gladly, adv. gladness, n. /glad/, adj., gladder, gladdest, v., gladded, gladding. adj. 1. feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad about the good news; glad that you are here. 2. accompanied by or causing joy or pleasure: a glad… … Universalium
glad — W3S2 [glæd] adj [no comparative] [: Old English; Origin: glAd bright, shining, happy ] 1.) [not before noun] pleased and happy about something glad (that) ▪ I m really glad I don t have to go back there again. ▪ We re so glad you came. glad to do … Dictionary of contemporary English
glad — adj. 1) glad about, of 2) glad to + inf. (I will be glad to help) 3) glad that + clause (we are glad that they are coming) * * * [glæd] of glad about glad to + inf. (I will be glad to help) glad that + clause (we are glad that they are coming) … Combinatory dictionary
glad — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ make sb ▪ The smell of the sea air makes you glad to be alive! ADVERB … Collocations dictionary
glad — adj. RG. 371; ‘gladden.’ 1066 B. v. n. == be glad. RG. 265 v. a. == make glad. 1204 B.; part. ‘igladed.’ Pilate, 130 … Oldest English Words
glad — adj 1. delighted, elated, well pleased, well contented, thrilled, tickled, Inf. tickled pink, pleased as punch, Dial. in hog heaven, Brit. Sl. chuffed; pleased, contented, gratified, satisfied. 2. cheering, pleasing, gratifying, satisfying;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
glad — [[t]glæ̱d[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, oft ADJ that, ADJ to inf, ADJ of/about n If you are glad about something, you are happy and pleased about it. I m glad I relented in the end... The people seem genuinely glad to see you... I ought to… … English dictionary
