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glad

UK/ɡlad/ US/ɡlæd/ very common informal

adjective

1.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

  • “glad you are here”
  • “glad that they succeeded”
  • “gave a glad shout”
  • “a glad smile”
  • “heard the glad news”
  • “a glad occasion”
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2.

(`lief'' is archaic) very willing

  • “was lief to go”
  • “glad to help”
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3.

feeling happy appreciation

  • “glad of the fire”
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4.

cheerful and bright

  • “a beaming smile”
  • “a glad May morning”
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Origin

From Middle English glad, gled, from Old English glæd (“shining; bright; cheerful; glad”), from Proto-Germanic *gladaz (“shiny; gleaming; radiant; happy; glossy; smooth; flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰladʰ-, from *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”). Cognate with Scots gled, glaid (“shining; bright; glad”), Saterland Frisian glääd (“smooth; sleek”), West Frisian glêd (“smooth”), Dutch glad (“smooth; sleek; slippery”), German glatt (“smooth; sleek; slippery”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish glad (“glad; happy; cheerful”), Icelandic glaður (“glad; joyful; cheery”), Latin glaber (“smooth; hairless; bald”), Russian гла́дкий (gládkij, “smooth”). Doublet of glatt.

Phrases

  • get glad in the same britches one got mad in
  • get glad in the same pants one got mad in
  • glad and sorry
  • glad hand
  • glad rags
  • glad tidings
  • glad wrap

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