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[ US /ˈɡɫæd/ ]
[ UK /ɡlˈæd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. feeling happy appreciation
    glad of the fire's warmth
  2. cheerful and bright
    a beaming smile
    a glad May morning
  3. showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
    a glad occasion
    gave a glad shout
    glad that they succeeded
    a glad smile
    heard the glad news
    glad you are here
  4. eagerly disposed to act or to be of service
    glad to help
NOUN
  1. 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

How To Use glad In A Sentence

  • In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally. Times, Sunday Times
  • Shah went forth with her for a distance of three parasangs; after which he bade farewell to her and the Wazir and those with him, and returned to his home in gladness and safety. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
  • They kept to the brush and trees, and invariably the man halted and peered out before crossing a dry glade or naked stretch of upland pasturage. War
  • The gladdest part is that Laura's music is alive, vital, and accessible. Laura Nyro
  • You'll be glad to hear that Bill is alive and kicking.
  • I was glad to hear you're alive and well.
  • I love London particularly for that layered feel, for its glorious haphazardness and its unique personality, which Peter Ackroyd personisifes as William Blake's Glad Day: a radiant youth with his arms outstretched against rainbow light. MIND MELD: Real-Life Places That Inspire Exceptional World Building
  • I shall be glad when the last of my daughters is married off.
  • I'm glad the kid is alright and I hope Angel Rest in Peace!!! Golden Retriever Thwarts Cougar Attack in B.C.
  • Matters went on pretty well with us until my master was seized with a severe fit of illness, in consequence of which his literary scheme was completely defeated, and his condition in life materially injured; of course, the glad tones of encouragement which I had been accustomed to hear were changed into expressions of condolence, and sometimes assurances of unabated friendship; but then it must be remembered that I, the handsomest blue coat, was _still in good condition_, and it will perhaps appear, that if I were not my master's The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 262, July 7, 1827
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