gladden
To cause to become more gladTo cause (something) to become more glad.
» It gladdens me to hear how well you're doing.
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2 senses(transitive)To cause (something) to become more glad.
freuen, erfreuen
ра́доватьrádovatʹ, обра́доватьobrádovatʹ, весели́тьveselítʹ
ра́дуватиráduvaty, пора́дуватиporáduvaty, ті́шитиtíšyty
become glad or happy
(archaic, intransitive)To become more glad in one's disposition.
make glad or happy
Examples
4 sentencesIt gladdens me to hear how well you're doing.
Alcohol gladdens the heart.
Good wine gladdens the heart.
ruХорошее вино веселит сердце. — odexed
Alcohol gladdens the human heart.
Translations
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Origin
From glad + -en.From glad + -en.
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Forms
gladdens, gladdening, gladdened, gladdenedSynonyms
36 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary 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.