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glad

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Inflections of 'glad' (adj):
gladder
adj comparative
gladdest
adj superlative
Inflections of 'glad' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
glads
v 3rd person singular
gladding
v pres p
gladded
v past
gladded
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
glad1 /glæd/USA pronunciation   adj., glad•der, glad•dest. 
  1. feeling joy or pleasure;
    delighted;
    pleased:[be + ~]She was glad about the good news.[~ + to + verb]He was glad to get a job.[~ + (that)clause]We were glad that he finally got remarried.
  2. accompanied by or causing joy or pleasure:[before a noun]glad tidings.
  3. very willing:[be + ~ + to + verb]I'd be glad to help.
glad•ly, adv. 
glad•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
glad1  (glad),USA pronunciation adj., glad•der, glad•dest, v., glad•ded, glad•ding. 
adj. 
  1. feeling joy or pleasure;
    delighted;
    pleased:glad about the good news; glad that you are here.
  2. accompanied by or causing joy or pleasure:a glad occasion; glad tidings.
  3. characterized by or showing cheerfulness, joy, or pleasure, as looks or utterances.
  4. very willing:I'll be glad to give him your message.

v.t. 
  1. [Archaic.]to make glad.
  • bef. 900; Middle English; Old English glæd; cognate with Old Norse glathr bright, glad, Dutch glad, German glatt smooth; akin to Latin glaber smooth
glad′ly, adv. 
glad′ness, n. 
    1. elated, gratified, contented. 3. merry, joyous, joyful, cheerful, happy, cheery.
    1. –3. sad.
glad2  (glad),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologygladiolus (def. 1).
  • by shortening 1920–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
glad /ɡlæd/ adj (gladder, gladdest)
  1. happy and pleased; contented
  2. causing happiness or contentment
  3. (postpositive) followed by to: very willing: he was glad to help
  4. (postpositive) followed by of: happy or pleased to have: glad of her help
 vb (glads, gladding, gladded)
  1. an archaic word for gladden
Etymology: Old English glǣd; related to Old Norse glathr, Old High German glat smooth, shining, Latin glaber smooth, Lithuanian glodùs fitting closelyˈgladly adv ˈgladness n
glad /ɡlæd/ n
  1. informal
    short for gladiolus
'glad' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: am glad you're [safe, well, happy, back, here], am glad you [asked, showed an interest, agreed], am glad to [hear, see, learn, read, know], more...

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British pronunciation: 'a' in words like glad
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