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Glad

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Noun

1. glad, gladiola, gladiolus, sword lily

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

Adjective

2. glad

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

Example Sentences:
'glad you are here'
'glad that they succeeded'
'gave a glad shout'
'a glad smile'
'heard the glad news'
'a glad occasion'

3. glad, happy

eagerly disposed to act or to be of service

Example Sentences:
'glad to help'

4. glad

feeling happy appreciation

Example Sentences:
'glad of the fire's warmth'

5. beaming, glad

cheerful and bright

Example Sentences:
'a beaming smile'
'a glad May morning'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Glad

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adjectiveWord forms: gladder or gladdest
1. 
happy and pleased; contented
2. 
causing happiness or contentment
3. (postpositive; foll by to)
very willing
he was glad to help
4. (postpositive; foll by of)
happy or pleased to have
glad of her help
verbWord forms: glads, gladding or gladded
5.  an archaic word for gladden
noun
informal short for gladiolus. Also called (Austral): gladdie (ˈɡlædɪ )

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Glad

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈgladder or ˈgladdest
1. 
feeling or characterized by pleasure or joy; happy; pleased
2. 
causing pleasure or joy; making happy
3. 
very willing
I'm glad to help
4. 
bright or beautiful
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈgladded or ˈgladding
5.  Archaic
to gladden
noun
Informal
gladiolus (sense 1)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Glad

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adj. glad·der, glad·dest
1.
a. Experiencing or exhibiting joy and pleasure.
b. Appreciative: was glad to be home.
2. Providing joy and pleasure: a glad occasion.
3. Very willing; pleased: glad to help.
tr. & intr.v. glad·ded, glad·ding, glads
Archaic
To gladden.
n.
Botany
A gladiolus.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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