Glad Definition

glăd
gladded, gladder, gladdest, gladding, glads
adjective
gladder, gladdest
Causing pleasure or joy; making happy.
Webster's New World
Appreciative.
Was glad to be home.
American Heritage
Feeling or characterized by pleasure or joy; happy; pleased.
Webster's New World
Very willing.
I'm glad to help.
Webster's New World
Bright or beautiful.
Webster's New World
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verb
glads
To gladden.
American Heritage
To gladden.
Webster's New World

To make glad; to cheer; to gladden; to exhilarate.

Wiktionary
noun
glads
A gladiolus.
American Heritage

Gladiolus.

Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Glad

Adjective

Base Form:
glad
Comparative:
gladder
Superlative:
gladdest

Origin of Glad

  • Middle English from Old English glæd ghel-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English glæd

    From Wiktionary

Glad Sentence Examples

  • I'm so glad I have you.

  • I'm glad to hear that.

  • God, I'm glad you called.

  • I'm so glad you talked me into this.

  • Glad I could help.

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Words Starting With

GGLGLA

Words Ending With

DADLAD

Unscrambles

glad

Words Starting With G and Ending With D

Starts With G & Ends With DStarts With GL & Ends With DStarts With G & Ends With AD

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With G4 Letter Words Ending With D