Meaning

2 senses
  1. (predicative, usually)Pleased; happy; gratified.

    I'm glad the rain has finally stopped.

    I'm always glad to be of service.

    froh, fröhlich, glücklich

    счастли́выйsčastlívyj, ра́достныйrádostnyj, дово́льныйdovólʹnyj

    ра́дийrádyj, ра́діснийrádisnyj, задово́ленийzadovólenyj

    feeling happy appreciation

  2. (obsolete, predicative, usually)Having a bright or cheerful appearance; expressing or exciting joy; producing gladness.

    cheerful and bright

Examples

3276 sentences
  1. I'm glad to see you back.

    Я радий бачити, що ти повернувся. — uaspeaker

    ruЯ рад видеть, что ты вернулся. — Hellerick

    deEs freut mich, dich wiederzusehen. — xtofu80

  2. I'm very glad to see you.

    Дуже радий тебе бачити. — deniko

    ruЯ очень рад тебя видеть. — Arkadeko

    deIch bin sehr froh, dich zu sehen. — jakov

  3. I'm very glad to hear that.

    Я дуже радий це почути. — deniko

    ruОчень рад это слышать. — marafon

    deEs freut mich sehr, das zu hören. — Liface

  4. I'm very glad I wasn't there.

    Я дуже радий, що мене там не було. — deniko

    ruОчень рад, что не был там. — corvard

    deIch bin sehr froh, dass ich nicht dort war. — Manfredo

  5. I'm glad to see you again.

    Я радий знову тебе бачити. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ рад видеть Вас снова. — al_ex_an_der

    deIch freue mich, dich wiederzusehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
happy, pleased, satisfied:
Русский
By meaning 1
happy, pleased, satisfied:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
happy, pleased, satisfied:

Origin

From Middle English glad, gled, from Old English glæd (“shining; bright; cheerful; glad”),

From Middle English glad, gled, from Old English glæd (“shining; bright; cheerful; glad”), from Proto-Germanic *gladaz (“shiny; gleaming; radiant; happy; glossy; smooth; flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰladʰ-, from *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).

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Forms

gladder/more glad, gladdest/most glad
Comparativegladder / more glad Lesson
Superlativegladdest / most glad Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • eagerly disposed to act or to be of service:happy
  • cheerful and bright:beaming

Antonyms

7 antonyms

Word family

19 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • was glad that
  • glad to see
  • be glad to
  • glad to hear
  • glad that that
  • really glad
  • was really glad
  • be very glad
  • glad to help
  • would be glad
  • glad no one
  • very glad to

See also

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glad — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto