make glad
1glad´den|er — glad|den «GLAD uhn», transitive verb. to make glad: »He was gladdened by the good news. SYNONYM(S): enliven, delight. See syn. under cheer. (Cf. ↑cheer) –v.i. Archaic. to become glad. –glad´den|er, noun …
2glad|den — «GLAD uhn», transitive verb. to make glad: »He was gladdened by the good news. SYNONYM(S): enliven, delight. See syn. under cheer. (Cf. ↑cheer) –v.i. Archaic. to become glad. –glad´den|er, noun …
3Glad — Glad, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gladded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gladding}.] [AS. gladian. See {Glad}, a., and cf. {Gladden}, v. t.] To make glad; to cheer; to gladden; to exhilarate. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] That which gladded all the warrior train. Dryden …
4glad´ness — glad1 «glad», adjective, glad|der, glad|dest, verb, glad|ded, glad|ding. –adj. 1. feeling joy, pleasure, or …
5glad´ly — glad1 «glad», adjective, glad|der, glad|dest, verb, glad|ded, glad|ding. –adj. 1. feeling joy, pleasure, or …
6glad — I. /glæd / (say glad) adjective (gladder, gladdest) 1. (sometimes followed by of, at, etc., or an infinitive or clause) delighted or pleased: to be glad at the news; glad to go; glad that one has come. 2. characterised by or showing cheerfulness …
7glad — glad1 gladly, adv. gladness, n. /glad/, adj., gladder, gladdest, v., gladded, gladding. 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… …
8glad — I [[t]glæd[/t]] adj. glad•der, glad•dest, 1) feeling joy or pleasure; pleased: glad about the good news[/ex] 2) accompanied by or causing joy or pleasure: glad tidings[/ex] 3) characterized by or showing cheerfulness, joy, or pleasure, as looks… …
9glad — 1. adj. & v. adj. (gladder, gladdest) 1 (predic.; usu. foll. by of, about, or to + infin.) pleased; willing (shall be glad to come; would be glad of a chance to talk about it). 2 a marked by, filled with, or expressing, joy (a glad expression). b …
10glad — adj. RG. 371; ‘gladden.’ 1066 B. v. n. == be glad. RG. 265 v. a. == make glad. 1204 B.; part. ‘igladed.’ Pilate, 130 …
