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What does glad mean?

Definitions in simple English

glad Adjective

— If you are glad about something, you are happy about it. I'm glad to hear you're feeling better. I'm glad that I lived long enough to see it. — If you are glad to do something, you will do it happily. "Can you get this door for me?" "Sure, I'd be glad to."

glad

— adjective showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy glad you are here glad that they succeeded gave a glad shout a glad smile heard the glad news a glad occasion — adjective eagerly disposed to act or to be of service glad to help — adjective feeling happy appreciation glad of the fire's warmth — adjective (= beaming) cheerful and bright a beaming smile a glad May morning — noun (= gladiolus) any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated

Synonyms glad synonyms

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glad English » English

happy joyful pleased delighted cheerful rejoice merry joyous content enjoy delight satisfied pleasant gay sword lily overjoyed mirthful jovial jolly festive elated contented proud pleasure lively jubilant joy happiness gladiolus gladiola chuffed cheery beaming be glad willingly willing well showing revel rejoiced rejoice in pollyannaish please perky nice look forward to lighthearted leap kind jump

Topics glad topics

What do people use glad to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel good

Happy

What words describe someone who feels happy?

happy happily cheerful cheerfully chipper content contented contentedly glad gladly jaunty merry mirthful pleased satisfied

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Like, love

Happy for

What words refer to feeling good about someone's good fortune?

be happy for rejoice with be glad for

Examples glad examples

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Simple sentences

I'm glad you liked it.

I'm glad to see you again.

I'll be glad if you will help me.

I'm glad to hear that she is unmarried.

If you need anything, ring my bell any time. I'll be glad to help you.

Tom was glad he didn't have to live in Boston for more than a year.

I thought you'd been killed. I'm glad I was wrong.

I'm glad we put all that behind us.

I'm glad you finally made it back.

I'm glad you dropped by.

I'm glad you called.

I'd be glad to help.

I'm glad you agree.

He would be glad to hear that.

I'm glad to see you back.

I was glad to hear of your success.

I am only too glad to help you with your work.

I'm very glad to see you.

I am glad that you have succeeded.

I'm glad to hear of your success.

I'm glad you enjoy skiing, but I guess it's just not my cup of tea.

I'll be glad to.

I'd be glad to go in your place.

I'm glad to see you.

I am glad to hear of your success.

I am glad that you have returned safe.

Movie subtitles

No, I'm glad it was you.

Elders, we're glad you're here.

And that's an oxide of nitrogen that is very hazardous, and I'm glad I have it in a bell jar.

I'm glad to see you. Yeah, model patients.

Oh, my gosh, Joshy, I'm so glad we finally moved in together.

Rebecca, I'm very glad you're welcoming the opportunity to work on yourself.

Thank you. You know, I'm really glad that I, again, coincidentally ran into you, because I've been wanting to talk to you about what happened with Jayma's wedding dress.

And I'm so glad you're here.

Josh, I'm actually very glad you're here, because, um, I realized some things on my recent trip.

I'm so glad you came up to me.

Glad to see you.

I'm so glad I'm staying with you.

Well, I am glad to see that you dressed appropriately for the occasion.

Well, I'm glad to see my marketing is reaching its target.

We'll be glad to interview him.

Glad to see you. - You, too.

I'm kind of glad you threw a rock through her window.

Am I glad to see you.

I am glad to see, my dear, that you have been enjoying yourself without me.

I'll be glad to come.

What a pleasure! I'm so glad.

I'm glad I came, but just the same, I must be going.

I'm glad to know you.

Glad you're enjoying yourself.

Well, Breck, I sure am glad to see you.

I'm certainly glad to see you back again.

Glad to hear it.

I'M GLAD WE GOT THAT ALL CLEARED UP.

I'm glad to see you.

I'm so glad we finally moved in together.

You know, I'm really glad that I, again, coincidentally ran into you, because I've been wanting to talk to you about what happened with Jayma's wedding dress.

I'm so glad we're finally doing this.

I'm so glad I'm staying with you. - Yeah.

There's many will be glad of what we make when winter comes.

Patrick, I am so glad you called me.

Glad to see you've made a full recovery.

Be glad that we even came this far.

News and current affairs

I am glad that he did not, and that the IPCC's work has rightfully been acknowledged.

Chirac did better, mainly because he was better at glad-handing voters.

This is not an argument against progress: I, for one, am glad that people don't die of small pox at 40 anymore.

Putin, of course, would have been glad to see Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, his sworn enemy, put in a cage.

I am therefore glad to see that a G-30 advisory group has now supported this principle, and that it is gaining increased traction in the US.

While DeBakey is glad to be alive, how many people should we subject to the grueling treatment that he endured for the chance of a few more weeks or months of life?

Even when people feel we have not lived up to the standards expected of a world city, we are glad to be held to a high benchmark, because it keeps us on our toes.

CAMBRIDGE - As the world's financial leaders meet in Washington this month at the World Bank-International Monetary Fund annual meeting, perhaps they should be glad there is no clear alternative to the dollar as the global currency standard.

Those who stayed behind began to vote in strange ways - electing, for example, the successors of the old Communist parties that they had been glad to get rid of only a few years before.

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