# glad

Pronunciation: say "GLAD" /ɡlæd/

## Adjective

1. Feeling pleased, happy, or satisfied about something.
   - Simple: Feeling happy and pleased about something good.
   - _We were glad to hear the good news about her recovery._
   - _He seemed genuinely glad of the company on such a long journey._
2. Willing and pleased to do something, typically followed by to, as when offering help.
   - Simple: Happy and ready to do something, often when you offer to help.
   - _The librarian said she would be glad to track down an older edition for us._
   - _Our staff are glad to answer any questions you have about the new plan._

## Noun

3. A gladiolus, the tall garden plant whose upright stalk bears a row of large, showy flowers. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A tall garden plant with a spike of large, brightly colored flowers.
   - _He cut a few glads for the church altar before the wedding._
   - _A single tall glad stood in the jar on the kitchen table._

## Adjective

4. Having a bright, cheerful appearance, or expressing and stirring up joy in those who see or hear it. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Looking bright and cheerful, or making people feel joy.

## Verb

5. To make someone feel glad; to fill a person with joy. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To make someone feel happy and pleased.

## Origin

**Meanings 1–2, 4–5** — Probably going back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to shine', it came through Proto-Germanic *gladaz to Old English glæd ('shining; bright; cheerful; glad') and then Middle English glad. Its relatives include Dutch glad and German glatt ('smooth') and the Scandinavian glad ('happy').
**Meaning 3** — An abbreviation of gladiolus.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/glad (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).