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- Dictionaryglad·den/ˈɡlad(ə)n/
verb
- 1. make glad: "it was a sound that gladdened her heart"
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Oct 5, 2012 · verb. glad· den ˈgla-dᵊn. gladdened; gladdening ˈgla-dᵊn-iŋ. Synonyms of gladden. intransitive verb. archaic : to be glad. transitive verb. : to make glad. Synonyms. agree (with) content. delight. feast. gas [slang] glad [archaic] gratify. please. pleasure. rejoice. satisfy. suit. warm. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
to make someone or something glad: gladden someone’s heart The news gladdened his heart. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing pleasure. agreeableness. agreeably. all things to all people idiom. attractive. delightfully. distraction. divertingly. do someone's heart good idiom. indulgently. jovially.
Synonyms for GLADDEN: delight, please, satisfy, warm, feast, amuse, gratify, rejoice; Antonyms of GLADDEN: displease, irritate, annoy, aggravate, exasperate, bother, vex, irk.
To gladden is to make someone happy by delighting them or cheering them up. It will gladden your heart to finally find your lost dog.
Definition of 'gladden' gladden. (glædən ) Word forms: gladdens , gladdening , gladdened. 1. See gladden sb's heart. 2. verb. If something gladdens you, it makes you feel happy and pleased. [literary] Charles's visit surprised him and gladdened him. [VERB noun] Synonyms: please, delight, cheer, exhilarate More Synonyms of gladden.
verb. to make or become glad and joyful. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. Discover More.
Define gladden. gladden synonyms, gladden pronunciation, gladden translation, English dictionary definition of gladden. v. glad·dened , glad·den·ing , glad·dens v. tr. To make glad: The good news gladdened our hearts. See Synonyms at please. v. intr. Archaic To be glad....
Definition of gladden verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
gladden. verb [ T ] literary us / ˈɡlæd. ə n / uk / ˈɡlæd. ə n / Add to word list. to make someone or something glad: gladden someone’s heart The news gladdened his heart. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing pleasure. agreeableness. agreeably. all things to all people idiom. attractive. delightfully. distraction. divertingly.
Sep 27, 2024 · gladden (third-person singular simple present gladdens, present participle gladdening, simple past and past participle gladdened) To cause (something) to become more glad.
