gladden
verb /ˈɡlædn/
/ˈɡlædn/
(literary)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gladden | /ˈɡlædn/ /ˈɡlædn/ |
| he / she / it gladdens | /ˈɡlædnz/ /ˈɡlædnz/ |
| past simple gladdened | /ˈɡlædnd/ /ˈɡlædnd/ |
| past participle gladdened | /ˈɡlædnd/ /ˈɡlædnd/ |
| -ing form gladdening | /ˈɡlædnɪŋ/ /ˈɡlædnɪŋ/ |
- to make somebody feel pleased or happy
- gladden something The sight of the flowers gladdened her heart.
- it gladdens somebody to do something It gladdened him to see them all enjoying themselves.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGladden is used with these nouns as the object:- heart