glad
g lad
- n 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
- a 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 - s eagerly disposed to act or to be of service
glad to help - s feeling happy appreciation
glad of the fire's warmth - s cheerful and bright
a glad May morning
- The South Koreans, who had seemed on the verge of collapse early in the war, continued to fight in a way that made the Americans glad to have them on their side.
- Paul Johnson: I'm very glad to be with you.
- Pollyanna Whittier, inventor of the famed "glad game" (which consists of picking out silver linings for all the blackest clouds), marries Jimmy Pendleton in Chapter One and .