1glad1 (ɡlæd
)
Definitions
adjective
Word forms: gladder, gladdest
- happy and pleased; contented
- causing happiness or contentment
- (postpositive) to very willing ⇒
he was glad to help
- (postpositive) of happy or pleased to have ⇒
glad of her help
Alternative Forms
ˈgladly adverb ˈgladness nounWord Origin
Old English glǣd; related to Old Norse glathr, Old High German glat smooth, shining, Latin glaber smooth, Lithuanian glodùs fitting closelySynonyms
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- British English:
glad
If you are glad about something, you are happy and pleased about it.I'm glad you like the present.ɡlæd ADJECTIVE I'm glad you like the present.
- Spanish:
contento
adj contenta
- French:
content
adj
- German:
froh
adj
- Chinese: 高兴的 adj
- Arabic: سَعِيد adj
- Portuguese: contente adj
- Russian: довольный adj довольная
- Croatian: zadovoljan adj zadovoljna
- Czech: rád adj
- Danish: glad adj
- Dutch: blij adj
- Finnish: iloinen adj
- Greek: χαρούμενος adj χαρούμενη
- Italian: felice adj
- Japanese: 嬉しい adj
- Korean: 기쁜 adj
- Norwegian: glad adj
- Polish: zadowolony adj zadowolona
- Brazilian Portuguese: contente adj
- European Spanish:
contento
adj contenta
- Swedish: glad adj glatt
- Thai: ดีใจ adj
- Turkish: memnun adj
- Vietnamese: vui mừng adj
Usage examples
Only the tightness of Sam's grip and his reluctance to let go indicated just how glad he was to see his father.
, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)I knew Seve would play fourballs with Ollie and I am just glad we have some strength against them.
Irish Times (2002)According to Fir Park onlookers, the glad tidings were greeted by an audible telephonic roar.
Glasgow Herald (2001)In fact, she was glad to have someone to talk to for there was little conversation or anything else to be got from Hannah.
, WALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS (2002)