glad

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈglæd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/glæd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(glad)

Inflections of 'glad' (adj):
gladder
adj comparative
gladdest
adj superlative
Inflections of 'glad' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
glads
v 3rd person singular
gladding
v pres p
gladded
v past
gladded
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
glad adj (happy)contento/a, contenta adj
 I'm glad to hear that you are coming.
 Estoy contento de saber que vendrás.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
glad adj (cheerful)alegre adj
 Just the thought of her made him glad all day.
 Sólo de pensar en ella se ponía alegre todo el día.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
give [sb] the glad hand,
give the glad hand to [sb] v expr		 informal (greet insincerely)estrechar la mano a alguien sin sentirlo verdaderamente loc verb
glad-hand [sb]⇒ vtr informal (greet insincerely)estrechar la mano a alguien sin sentirlo verdaderamente loc verb
glad rags npl informal (dressy clothes)buena ropa adj + nf
  (AR, coloquial)buena pilcha adj + nf
nice to meet you,
glad to meet you interj		 informal (pleased to make your acquaintance) (informal)mucho gusto loc interj
  (tuteo, voseo; informal)es un placer conocerte loc interj
  (ustedeo; formal)es un placer conocerlo, es un placer conocerla loc interj
  (formal)encantado, encantada interj
 Nice to meet you! Your brother has told me so much about you.
 ¡Mucho gusto! Tu hermano me ha contado mucho sobre ti.
 ¡Es un placer conocerlo! Su hermano me ha contado mucho sobre usted.
only too ... to do [sth] adv (especially)demasiado... por loc adv
  muy... por loc adv
Note: Followed by an adjective.
 He is only too keen to leave school.
 Está demasiado ansioso por dejar la escuela.
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'glad' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
welcome
Spanish:
alegrar - alegrarse de algo - asear - contento - cuánto me alegro - dar mucho gusto algo - encantado - felicitar - feliz - gala

Collocations: am glad you're [safe, well, happy, back, here], am glad you [asked, showed an interest, agreed], am glad to [hear, see, learn, read, know], more...

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