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.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɡlædən/
[ˈɡlædn̩]
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rhymes with -ædən
homophone: gladen
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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