gladadjective
uk/ɡlæd/us/ɡlæd/gladder, gladdestA2 pleased and happy:
We were glad about her success.
I'm glad (that) you came.
I'm glad to know the parcel arrived safely.
I'd be (only too) glad to help you.
We'd be glad of the chance to meet her.
More examples
- I'm really glad she got the job.
- I'll be glad to get these exams over with.
- I'm so glad I don't have to give that speech.
- I'm so glad to see you!
- I'll be so glad when this project is finished.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Feeling pleasure and happiness
- (as) pleased as Punch idiom
- be as high as a kite idiom
- be dancing in the streets idiom
- be floating on air idiom
- be full of the joys of spring idiom
- be in seventh heaven idiom
- breezy
- brighten
- contented
- dance
- delighted
- ecstatic
- elated
- incandescent
- jolly
- jump for joy idiom
- light-hearted
- look/feel like a million dollars idiom
- loved up
- made up
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gladness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈɡlæd.nəs/us/ˈɡlæd.nəs/
Idiom(s)
give sb the glad eye