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adjective

feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad about the good news; glad that you are here.

accompanied by or causing joy or pleasure: a glad occasion; glad tidings.

characterized by or showing cheerfulness, joy, or pleasure, as looks or utterances.

very willing: I'll be glad to give him your message.

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verb (used with object)

Archaic. to make glad.

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Glad is one of our favorite verbs.

So is yaff. Does it mean:

to flee; abscond:

to bark; yelp.

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English glæd; cognate with Old Norse glathr bright, glad, Dutch glad, German glatt smooth; akin to Latin glaber smooth

Related forms

glad·ly, adverb

glad·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. elated, gratified, contented. 3. merry, joyous, joyful, cheerful, happy, cheery.

Antonyms
1–3. sad.

Example Sentences

But this week marine biologists received some glad tidings, which may help to preserve a few more such places.

Our patriotic ladies were glad to be in a picture, before continuing down the parade route to wide acclaim.

Build them a good warm bat house and keep them closeyou'll be glad you did.

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But this week marine biologists received some glad tidings, which may help to preserve a few more such places.

Our patriotic ladies were glad to be in a picture, before continuing down the parade route to wide acclaim.

Build them a good warm bat house and keep them closeyou'll be glad you did.

Sorel is glad he learned early on that if you use humor, you don't have to yell.

Save some room on the grill for your veggies, your friends and family will be glad you did.

We're glad to see her reducing her carbon footprint driving a smaller car.

Official newspapers were probably glad not to have to second-guess censors' concerns about that kind of imagery.

Plus, they have other cool talents and interests that make us glad to have them as our new friends.

To put it simply, the conclusion was that people laughed when others were hurt because they were glad it wasn't them.

Glad to be here in happier times, begin your saunter downhill to the harbor.

We felt glad to be sharing our table with a kindred spirit.

Others would be glad to do nothing, but have to cope with a collapse in demand partly caused by fear.

Excellent and helpful post… i am so glad to left comment on this.

Glad a few are learning how to take care of the land now.

Glad to see these familiar guys are getting publicity.

Austen said as she pulled herself back into the skiff, clearly glad to be out of the water.

But it something i'm interested in, so i'm glad to see it getting more news coverage.

Im glad i took my camera with me, this is one of my favourite photos.

Glad to hear that applied science was able to prolong your wife's life.

Im glad that technology these days is able to help improve the world into a better place rather than abusing it.

Glad that happened though rather than going through the criminal system.

Should there ever be an infringement later, you'll be glad to have this additional ammunition.

But eight years on he is glad that he was talked into taking it.

Penney must be pretty glad it picked the right planet to mock for its viral ad campaign this holiday.

If you do it now, and do it politely, any sane person will be glad you didn't waste anyone's time.

She is glad of her experience in conflict resolution.

Glad to see someone else avoided weight loss surgery.

We're glad to have someone with your experience on board.

Poletti said she was glad the government had backed away from the rankings.

Glad also to see you put nuclear at the head of the list of emission-reduction technologies in electricity generation.

Im so glad he is safe at the zoo and he will be cared for.

Definitely am glad they're working on this sort of thing to make our future years easier.

Really glad you'll be working on the booklet project.

So glad you had a good experience with the jellyfish.

Glad to know someone is still exploring the universe at large.

Android's success has come from wide acceptance by handset makers glad to have it cost-free.

Hard-pressed parents will be glad if the cost of nannies moderates further.

There are no people in any other country who are glad to accept a tax hike.

You'll be glad for the personal connection and the local insight.

Glad someone is doing something to save these beautiful animals.

Glad you guys are going to have a park or something to keep the good memories intake.

We're glad to see such a forward-thinking authority prepare our nation's troops to counter the next non-existent threat.

I've been writing about this for years, glad to see it's getting some attention.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun

gladiolus (def. 1).

Origin:
1920–25; by shortening

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Collins

World English Dictionary

glad¹ (ɡlæd)

—*adj* (foll by to) (foll by of) , gladder, gladdest
1.	happy and pleased; contented
2.	causing happiness or contentment
3.	very willing: he was glad to help
4.	happy or pleased to have: glad of her help

—vb , gladder, gladdest, glads, gladding, gladded
5.	an archaic word for gladden

[Old English glǣd; related to Old Norse glathr, Old High German glat smooth, shining, Latin glaber smooth, Lithuanian glodùs fitting closely]

'gladly¹

—*adv*

'gladness¹

—n

glad² (ɡlæd)

—n
	informal short for gladiolus Also called (Austral): gladdie

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

glad

O.E. glæd "bright, shining, joyous," from P.Gmc. *glathaz (cf. O.N. glaðr "smooth, bright, glad," O.Fris. gled, Du. glad "slippery," Ger. glatt "smooth"), from PIE *ghledho- "bright, smooth" (cf. L. glaber "smooth, bald," O.C.S. gladuku, Lith. glodus "smooth"), from PIE base *ghlei- "to shine,

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glitter, glow, be warm" (see gleam). The modern sense is much weaker. Gladden is O.E. gladian "be glad, make glad" + -en. Slang glad rags "one's best clothes" first recorded 1902. Glad hand "the hand of welcome" (often used cynically) is from 1895.

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Slang Dictionary

glad definition

mod.
alcohol intoxicated. : After a few beers she was a mite glad.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

glad

In addition to the idioms beginning with glad, also see give someone the once-over (glad eye); not suffer fools gladly.

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