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adjectivegladdest, gladder ɡladɡlæd 1predicative Feeling pleasure or happiness. with infinitive I'm really glad to hear that with clause he was glad that Phyllis was gone Example sentencesExamples - All right, well, we're certainly glad to hear that, that all of this was in place.
- I'm always glad to get home, put my feet up and relax.
- She is an absolute sweetheart and we're really glad to have her.
- You'll get no more of those, you'll be glad to hear.
- How hard, and yet, I'm glad in a way.
- If he does come back I'll be so glad to see him!
- I am very glad to hear that it won - and great prizes too!
- Gentlemen, I can't tell you how glad I am to see you.
- The thought disgusted me, but at the same time, made me glad.
- He was glad to hear complains about the perfect Sabina.
- I am so glad people are finding pleasure from what I have accomplished.
- I'm glad to hear this, and hope it pans out.
- Dean told me you enjoyed the gift a lot, which makes me glad.
- I'm very, very glad to hear that this is a good movie.
- Working with such great folks, from our authors to the other editors to all the readers, is a true pleasure and I'm glad to have been given the opportunity.
- I am glad to hear from you on this important topic.
- I am glad to hear that you are actually open to different viewpoints.
- I sighed, not sure if I was glad for the distraction or not.
- I'm glad to hear that Mark could barely see because of the ‘solid wall of backs,’ because that means there were a lot of people there.
- I'm glad to hear you say you have some qualms here.
Synonyms pleased, happy, delighted, as pleased as Punch, well pleased, thrilled, overjoyed, cock-a-hoop, elated, like a dog with two tails, like a child with a new toy, gleeful satisfied, contented, gratified, grateful, thankful French enchanté informal tickled pink, over the moon, as happy as Larry British informal chuffed Northern English informal made up North American informal as happy as a clam Australian informal wrapped humorous gruntled more than willing, eager, happy, pleased, delighted ready, prepared, nothing loath informal game - 1.1attributive Causing happiness.
Example sentencesExamples - Glad tidings await professional ornithologists, amateur bird watchers and naturalists.
- Those working for the promotion of adoption too have glad tidings.
- But when he returned to his room to give his other half the glad tidings, the housekeeper, who was listening to the story, interrupted to tell them that she knew of plenty of empty rooms.
- It is quite unjust and sometimes demoralising to see how fate dishes out its own glad tidings.
- Glad tidings of comfort and joy or a severe case of bah, humbug?
- The premier will woo voters with lots of glad tidings in the election season ahead.
- To be named top dog among 140 regions from all corners of the continent is no mean feat, and we should all rejoice at such glad tidings.
- In other news, I went back to work for a few hours, sharing the glad tidings with my coworkers in such detail that one of my students asked me if someone had had a baby.
- About mid-morning the London agent handling the new flat woke up and gave us the glad tidings that the rental will be available from tomorrow afternoon.
- They were the bearers to the world of glad tidings and great joy.
Synonyms pleasing, welcome, happy, joyful, delightful, cheering, heart-warming, heartening, gratifying literary gladsome - 1.2 Grateful.
she was glad of Hank's lively company Example sentencesExamples - It seemed like such a long time to wait, but I was very glad of the time for more work.
- Both were delicious, however, I was glad for the extra sauce that I'd chosen to accompany these dishes.
- She was glad for the darkness so no one could see her.
- It was like floating in lethargy - and he was glad for it.
- The vast majority said they opposed the ban but now are glad for it.
- He walked out of her office, and she was glad for that.
- He was glad for the escape from the competition, and grateful for the diversion that driving provided him.
- In fact, I was quite glad of her presence, for had she not been there, some of the young men just may have been looking at me.
- He gathered his cloak about him and settled himself on the sheepskin that padded the saddle, and was very glad of that, too.
- It was a nice night, though, and I think everyone was glad for a reason to stay together and talk.
- I was suddenly very glad for that expert hearing of his.
- Privately, she was glad for the excuse to avert her gaze.
- It's too easy to forget to be glad for the things you do have, and be unhappy about the things you don't.
- It made things easier on her, which she was glad for.
- The two intrepid cyclists would be very glad of sponsorship.
- There's a snowball fight in the street out front, and I'm very glad of my flasks of soup.
- Finally, my front door came into view; something I was glad for.
- Whatever the source of the arrangement, I'm mostly glad for it.
- This is what they want and we should all be glad for being able to please.
- She had run out again, like a coward, and was glad for that.
Synonyms pleased, happy, delighted, as pleased as punch, well pleased, thrilled, overjoyed, cock-a-hoop, elated, like a dog with two tails, like a child with a new toy, gleeful - 1.3with infinitive Willing and eager (to do something)
he will be glad to carry your bags Example sentencesExamples - Let me assure you that her hometown was glad to welcome her back.
- And we're glad to welcome him to do that, and we'll be right back after this.
- ‘And we're always glad to welcome new members as well,’ he said.
- We are glad to help make these decisions the best that can be made.
Synonyms more than willing, eager, happy, pleased, delighted
verbgladded, gladding, glads ɡladɡlæd [with object]literary Make happy; please. Albion's lessening shore could grieve or glad mine eye Example sentencesExamples - We had no choice but to huddle in close physical proximity - a condition, I fear, that gladded my heart considerably more than it did his.
Synonyms delight, please, make happy, make someone feel good, give someone pleasure, exhilarate, elate
Phrases give someone the glad eye dated, informal Look at someone in a flirtatious way. Example sentencesExamples - There appeared a large French Poodle - a lady dog - evidently an old flame: the Alsatian paused and the poodle gave him the glad eye.
- Well, the smooching was only between Karen and I, Daniel was on his own although the waitress gave him the glad eye!
- Being somewhat drunk yourself, you give her the glad eye but it is met with a steely glare.
- The passionate aeromodeller is going to stretch the Roller's legs this weekend, but what's going to really give him the glad eye is seeing it parked next to his rare 1937 R-R Phantom.
Synonyms ogle, look lasciviously, look suggestively, give sly looks to, eye, watch, stare, goggle
Derivatives noun ˈɡladnəsˈɡlædnəs And I think very much on his part there's just a sense that the whole thing - gladness that the whole thing is over. Example sentencesExamples - It has been filled with gladness and sadness at the same time after learning that some of my old friends have passed away.
- Yellow roses, which today signify joy and gladness, traditionally meant a decrease in love, but can mean ‘I love you, but I fear you don't love me.’
- May the Gods fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
- Casey wasn't sure if it was amusement of gladness to see her.
Origin Old English glæd (originally in the sense 'bright, shining'), of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse glathr 'bright, joyous' and German glatt 'smooth', also to Latin glaber 'smooth, hairless'. The meaning of glad has weakened over time—it originally meant ‘bright, shining’ (it shares a common root with German glatt ‘smooth’ and Latin glaber ‘smooth, hairless’), then had the sense ‘delighted and rejoicing’, but nowadays just means ‘pleased’. If you are in your glad rags, you are dressed in your smartest clothes. The expression was first used in American English at the end of the 19th century, about the same time that glad eye, ‘a look intending to attract the opposite sex’, first appeared in British English. See also happy
Rhymes ad, add, Allahabad, bad, Baghdad, bedad, begad, cad, Chad, clad, dad, egad, fad, forbade, gad, grad, had, lad, mad, pad, plaid, rad, Riyadh, sad, scad, shad, Strad, tad, trad nounPlural glads ɡladɡlæd informal A gladiolus. Example sentencesExamples - Grandiflora hybrids, also called garden glads, are the largest; individual flowers grow as wide as 8 inches with stems 4 to 5 feet tall.
- With the mixed glads looking very sad, and the rest of the garden looking like so much mulch, the dandelions moved back in.
- The major insect pest of glads is the gladiolus thrip.
- By the time the glads filled out, the vegetables had been harvested.
- Bulbs that have their own protective tunics, such as glads and crocosmias, can be stored in baskets, boxes, or mesh bags.
- You can plant glads here February through May, about 5 inches deep and 4 inches apart in sandy, well-draining soil enriched with compost.
- While it is interesting to know there are probably 300 different species of glads with new hybrids appearing every year, most casual growers purchase bulbs based on colour and size.
- If we northerners are willing to dig our glads and cannas and store them in the basement or garage, why not do the same with Acidanthera, Bletilla and Galtonia?
- Fertilizing of glads is advantageous, as this produces a healthy flower stalk and gives the corm the needed strength to build enough energy to produce another flower the following year.
adjectiveɡlædɡlad 1predicative Pleased; delighted. with infinitive I'm really glad to hear that she was alive, which was something to be glad about Example sentencesExamples - I'm glad to hear that Mark could barely see because of the ‘solid wall of backs,’ because that means there were a lot of people there.
- If he does come back I'll be so glad to see him!
- Working with such great folks, from our authors to the other editors to all the readers, is a true pleasure and I'm glad to have been given the opportunity.
- He was glad to hear complains about the perfect Sabina.
- I am so glad people are finding pleasure from what I have accomplished.
- I'm glad to hear this, and hope it pans out.
- She is an absolute sweetheart and we're really glad to have her.
- I sighed, not sure if I was glad for the distraction or not.
- All right, well, we're certainly glad to hear that, that all of this was in place.
- Dean told me you enjoyed the gift a lot, which makes me glad.
- I am very glad to hear that it won - and great prizes too!
- I am glad to hear that you are actually open to different viewpoints.
- The thought disgusted me, but at the same time, made me glad.
- I'm glad to hear you say you have some qualms here.
- How hard, and yet, I'm glad in a way.
- Gentlemen, I can't tell you how glad I am to see you.
- You'll get no more of those, you'll be glad to hear.
- I am glad to hear from you on this important topic.
- I'm always glad to get home, put my feet up and relax.
- I'm very, very glad to hear that this is a good movie.
Synonyms pleased, happy, delighted, as pleased as punch, well pleased, thrilled, overjoyed, cock-a-hoop, elated, like a dog with two tails, like a child with a new toy, gleeful more than willing, eager, happy, pleased, delighted - 1.1attributive Causing happiness.
Example sentencesExamples - Glad tidings await professional ornithologists, amateur bird watchers and naturalists.
- To be named top dog among 140 regions from all corners of the continent is no mean feat, and we should all rejoice at such glad tidings.
- Glad tidings of comfort and joy or a severe case of bah, humbug?
- In other news, I went back to work for a few hours, sharing the glad tidings with my coworkers in such detail that one of my students asked me if someone had had a baby.
- About mid-morning the London agent handling the new flat woke up and gave us the glad tidings that the rental will be available from tomorrow afternoon.
- It is quite unjust and sometimes demoralising to see how fate dishes out its own glad tidings.
- Those working for the promotion of adoption too have glad tidings.
- But when he returned to his room to give his other half the glad tidings, the housekeeper, who was listening to the story, interrupted to tell them that she knew of plenty of empty rooms.
- They were the bearers to the world of glad tidings and great joy.
- The premier will woo voters with lots of glad tidings in the election season ahead.
Synonyms pleasing, welcome, happy, joyful, delightful, cheering, heart-warming, heartening, gratifying - 1.2 Grateful.
he was glad for the excuse to put it off Example sentencesExamples - It was like floating in lethargy - and he was glad for it.
- The two intrepid cyclists would be very glad of sponsorship.
- Privately, she was glad for the excuse to avert her gaze.
- This is what they want and we should all be glad for being able to please.
- She had run out again, like a coward, and was glad for that.
- In fact, I was quite glad of her presence, for had she not been there, some of the young men just may have been looking at me.
- It seemed like such a long time to wait, but I was very glad of the time for more work.
- It was a nice night, though, and I think everyone was glad for a reason to stay together and talk.
- It made things easier on her, which she was glad for.
- The vast majority said they opposed the ban but now are glad for it.
- He was glad for the escape from the competition, and grateful for the diversion that driving provided him.
- Whatever the source of the arrangement, I'm mostly glad for it.
- He walked out of her office, and she was glad for that.
- Both were delicious, however, I was glad for the extra sauce that I'd chosen to accompany these dishes.
- I was suddenly very glad for that expert hearing of his.
- There's a snowball fight in the street out front, and I'm very glad of my flasks of soup.
- Finally, my front door came into view; something I was glad for.
- He gathered his cloak about him and settled himself on the sheepskin that padded the saddle, and was very glad of that, too.
- It's too easy to forget to be glad for the things you do have, and be unhappy about the things you don't.
- She was glad for the darkness so no one could see her.
Synonyms pleased, happy, delighted, as pleased as punch, well pleased, thrilled, overjoyed, cock-a-hoop, elated, like a dog with two tails, like a child with a new toy, gleeful - 1.3with infinitive Willing and eager (to do something)
he will be glad to carry your bags Example sentencesExamples - Let me assure you that her hometown was glad to welcome her back.
- We are glad to help make these decisions the best that can be made.
- ‘And we're always glad to welcome new members as well,’ he said.
- And we're glad to welcome him to do that, and we'll be right back after this.
Synonyms more than willing, eager, happy, pleased, delighted
verbɡlædɡlad [with object]literary Make happy; please. Albion's lessening shore could grieve or glad mine eye Example sentencesExamples - We had no choice but to huddle in close physical proximity - a condition, I fear, that gladded my heart considerably more than it did his.
Synonyms delight, please, make happy, make someone feel good, give someone pleasure, exhilarate, elate
Origin Old English glæd (originally in the sense ‘bright, shining’), of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse glathr ‘bright, joyous’ and German glatt ‘smooth’, also to Latin glaber ‘smooth, hairless’. nounɡladɡlæd informal A gladiolus. Example sentencesExamples - Fertilizing of glads is advantageous, as this produces a healthy flower stalk and gives the corm the needed strength to build enough energy to produce another flower the following year.
- Bulbs that have their own protective tunics, such as glads and crocosmias, can be stored in baskets, boxes, or mesh bags.
- By the time the glads filled out, the vegetables had been harvested.
- The major insect pest of glads is the gladiolus thrip.
- Grandiflora hybrids, also called garden glads, are the largest; individual flowers grow as wide as 8 inches with stems 4 to 5 feet tall.
- If we northerners are willing to dig our glads and cannas and store them in the basement or garage, why not do the same with Acidanthera, Bletilla and Galtonia?
- While it is interesting to know there are probably 300 different species of glads with new hybrids appearing every year, most casual growers purchase bulbs based on colour and size.
- You can plant glads here February through May, about 5 inches deep and 4 inches apart in sandy, well-draining soil enriched with compost.
- With the mixed glads looking very sad, and the rest of the garden looking like so much mulch, the dandelions moved back in.
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