Meaning

1 senses

  1. To gladden about or all over; make glad; overjoy.

Origin

From be- (“about, all over”) + gladden.

From be- (“about, all over”) + gladden.

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Forms

begladdens, begladdening, begladdened, begladdened
Base formbegladden · to begladden
3rd person singularbegladdens
Present participlebegladdening
Past simplebegladdened
Past participlebegladdened

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybegladden
he, she, itbegladdens

Past simpleLesson

all personsbegladdened

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave begladdened
he, she, ithas begladdened

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill begladden

Synonyms

35 synonyms
brightA1cheerA2fetchB1cherishB1contentB1delightB2elevateC1exhilarateC1gayB1happyA1pleaseB1cheer upheartenbeatify

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
beginA1beginnerA2beginningA2begonebegrudgebeguilebehalfB1

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