Meaning
Happy and pleased about something that has happened.
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Word origin
From Old English glaed, which first meant bright or shining and later came to mean cheerful.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- glaed
Examples
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"Glad" tells someone that their news or their visit makes you happy.
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"Glad to" is often followed by another verb.
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You are glad about a thing that happens, not about a person.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 7: glad, sense, mistake and 7 more words.