glad
US: /ˈɡɫæd/
UK: /ɡlˈæd/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
glad /glæd/- tính từ
- vui lòng, sung sướng, vui mừng, vui vẻ, hân hoan
- to be glad to dee someone: sung sướng vui mừng được gặp ai
- glad news: tin vui, tin mừng
- to give the glad eye to somebody
- (từ lóng) nhìn ai âu yếm, liếc mắt đưa tình; nhìn ai hân hoan
- to give the glad hand to somebody
- tiếp đón ai niềm nở
- glad rags
- (từ lóng) quần áo ngày hội
- vui lòng, sung sướng, vui mừng, vui vẻ, hân hoan
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective1 [not before noun] ~ (about sth)
~ (to do sth)
~ (to know, hear, see ...)
~ (that ...) pleased; happy: 'I passed the test!' 'I'm so glad (for you).' + 'He doesn't need the pills any more.' 'I'm glad about that.' + I'm glad to hear you're feeling better. + I'm glad (that) you're feeling better. + I'm glad to meet you. I've heard a lot about you. + He was glad he'd come. + I've never been so glad to see anyone in my life! + I'm so glad (that) you're safe! + She was glad when the meeting was over. + He talked so much that they were really glad to see the back of him (= when he left).
2 ~ of sth
~ if ... grateful for sth: She was very glad of her warm coat in the biting wind. + I'd be glad of your help. + I'd be glad if you could help me.
3 ~ to do sth very willing to do sth: I'd be glad to lend you the money. + If you'd like me to help you, I'd be only too glad to.
4 [only before noun] (old-fashioned) bringing joy; full of joy: glad news / tidings + They greeted each other with glad cries.
Idioms: I'm glad to say (that ...) (spoken) used when you are commenting on a situation and saying that you are happy about it: Most teachers, I'm glad to say, take their jobs very seriously.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 happy, pleased, contented, gratified, satisfied; delighted, thrilled, joyful, overjoyed, tickled, Colloq tickled pink or to death, pleased as Punch, Slang Brit chuffed:
I am genuinely glad to see you.
2 (ready and) willing, happy, keen, eager, (well-)disposed, inclined, ready:
I would be glad to help you, madam.
Collocation
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem, sound | make sb
The smell of the sea air makes you glad to be alive!
ADV.
awfully, extremely, heartily, only too, really, terribly, very
She was only too glad to escape them all.
| just
I'm just glad it's all over.
| almost
Danny looked almost glad to be going.
| quite, rather | secretly
She was secretly glad of his company.
PREP.
about
What have I got to be glad about?
| for
We're glad for you both.
| of
I was quite glad of his help.
Concise dictionary
gladder|gladdest|gladsglædnoun
+any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
adj.
+showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
+eagerly disposed to act or to be of service
+feeling happy appreciation
+cheerful and bright
