Meaning

1 senses

  1. (archaic, predicative, usually)To make glad.

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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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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

glads, gladding, gladded, gladded
Base formglad · to glad
3rd person singularglads
Present participlegladding
Past simplegladded
Past participlegladded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyglad
he, she, itglads

Past simpleLesson

all personsgladded

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill glad

Synonyms

3 synonyms
exhilarateC1cheer upgladden

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

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

neighbours in the dictionary
gizzardglacialglaciergladdengladiatorgladly

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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