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gladden

name · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɡlædən/
  • [ˈɡlædn̩]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ædən
  • homophone: gladen
  • CMU ARPABET: G L AE1 D AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To cause (something) to become more glad.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cheer, cheer up, gratify, please

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To become more glad in one's disposition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cheer up, perk up

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

become glad or happy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: sadden

Broader terms: rejoice, joy

5

verb

Meaning 5

make glad or happy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: joy

Antonyms: sadden

Narrower terms: overjoy

History

Etymology

From glad + -en.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: sevindirmək — to cause to become more glad
  • Bulgarian: радвам (radvam) — to cause to become more glad
  • Bulgarian: развеселявам (razveseljavam) — to cause to become more glad
  • Chinese Mandarin: 使高興 /使高兴 (shǐ gāoxìng) — to cause to become more glad
  • Chinese Mandarin: 使喜悅 /使喜悦 — to cause to become more glad
  • Chinese Mandarin: 使喜悦 (shǐ xǐyuè) — to cause to become more glad
  • Dutch: blij maken — to cause to become more glad
  • Dutch: verheugen — to cause to become more glad
  • Finnish: ilahduttaa — to cause to become more glad
  • French: réjouir — to cause to become more glad
  • German: freuen — to cause to become more glad
  • German: erfreuen — to cause to become more glad
  • Ancient Greek: εὐφραίνω (euphraínō) — to cause to become more glad
  • Icelandic: gleðja — to cause to become more glad
  • Ido: joyigar — to cause to become more glad
  • Italian: rallegrare — to cause to become more glad
  • Italian: allietare — to cause to become more glad
  • Japanese: 喜ばせる (yorokobaseru) — to cause to become more glad
  • Japanese: 楽しませる (tanoshimaseru) — to cause to become more glad
  • Latin: hilarō — to cause to become more glad
  • Latin: laetificō — to cause to become more glad
  • Māori: whakahari — to cause to become more glad
  • Polish: radować — to cause to become more glad
  • Polish: uradować — to cause to become more glad
  • Polish: rozradować — to cause to become more glad
  • Romanian: bucura — to cause to become more glad
  • Romanian: îmbucura — to cause to become more glad
  • Russian: ра́довать (rádovatʹ) — to cause to become more glad
  • Russian: обра́довать (obrádovatʹ) — to cause to become more glad
  • Russian: весели́ть (veselítʹ) — to cause to become more glad
  • Russian: развесели́ть (razveselítʹ) — to cause to become more glad
  • Sanskrit: प्रीणाति (prīṇāti) — to cause to become more glad
  • Serbo-Croatian: развесѐлити — to cause to become more glad
  • Serbo-Croatian: razvesèliti — to cause to become more glad
  • Spanish: alborozar — to cause to become more glad
  • Spanish: alegrar — to cause to become more glad
  • Spanish: contentar — to cause to become more glad
  • Swedish: glädja — to cause to become more glad
  • Tagalog: magpasaya — to cause to become more glad
  • Tagalog: magpaligaya — to cause to become more glad
  • Ukrainian: ра́дувати (ráduvaty) — to cause to become more glad
  • Ukrainian: пора́дувати (poráduvaty) — to cause to become more glad
  • Ukrainian: ті́шити (tíšyty) — to cause to become more glad
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