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gladly

adv · 3 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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  • /ˈɡlædli/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ædli
  • CMU ARPABET: G L AE1 D L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a glad manner; happily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cheerfully, gaily, blessedly, bubblingly, chearfully, cheerily, cheerly, eudaemonically, eupeptically, gayly, genially, gladly, happily, joyfully, joyously, lightheartedly, merrily, mirthfully

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Willingly; certainly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Would you like a beer? ― Gladly, thank you.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in a willing manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • this was gladly agreed to
  • I would fain do it

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lief, fain

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English gladly, gladliche, from Old English glædlīċe (“gladly”); equivalent to glad + -ly. Compare Danish glædelig (“joyful”), Icelandic gleðilegur (“delightful”). More at glad, -ly.

Across languages

Translations

66 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: охотно (ohotno) — in a glad manner
  • Burmese: ပျော်ပျော် (pyau-pyau) — in a glad manner
  • Catalan: gustosament — in a glad manner
  • Cherokee: ᎠᎵᎮᎵᎩ (aliheligi) — in a glad manner
  • Dutch: gaarne — in a glad manner
  • Dutch: graag — in a glad manner
  • Dutch: met plezier — in a glad manner
  • Finnish: iloisesti — in a glad manner
  • French: heureusement — in a glad manner
  • French: volontiers — in a glad manner
  • German: gern — in a glad manner
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰 (gabaurjaba) — in a glad manner
  • Greek: ευχαρίστως (efcharístos) — in a glad manner
  • Ancient Greek: ἡδέως (hēdéōs) — in a glad manner
  • Hindi: सहर्ष (saharṣ) — in a glad manner
  • Hindi: प्रसन्नतापूर्वक (prasannatāpūrvak) — in a glad manner
  • Hungarian: szívesen — in a glad manner
  • Hungarian: örömmel — in a glad manner
  • Icelandic: gjarnan — in a glad manner
  • Icelandic: gjarna — in a glad manner
  • Italian: volentieri — in a glad manner
  • Korean: 기꺼이 (gikkeoi) — in a glad manner
  • Ladin: gën — in a glad manner
  • Latin: libenter — in a glad manner
  • Lithuanian: džiaugsmingai — in a glad manner
  • Pannonian Rusyn: радосно (radosno) — in a glad manner
  • Pannonian Rusyn: радошнє (radošnje) — in a glad manner
  • Portuguese: com prazer — in a glad manner
  • Portuguese: de boa vontade — in a glad manner
  • Russian: охо́тно (oxótno) — in a glad manner
  • Russian: ра́достно (rádostno) — in a glad manner
  • Russian: с удово́льствием (s udovólʹstvijem) — in a glad manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: радо — in a glad manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: rado — in a glad manner
  • Spanish: gustosamente — in a glad manner
  • Spanish: a solaz — in a glad manner
  • Swedish: gärna — in a glad manner
  • Ukrainian: ра́до (rádo) — in a glad manner
  • Afrikaans: graag — willingly, certainly
  • Danish: gerne — willingly, certainly
  • Dutch: graag — willingly, certainly
  • Esperanto: volonte — willingly, certainly
  • Finnish: mielellään — willingly, certainly
  • French: volontiers — willingly, certainly
  • German: gern — willingly, certainly
  • Greek: ευχαρίστως (efcharístos) — willingly, certainly
  • Ancient Greek: ἡδέως (hēdéōs) — willingly, certainly
  • Hindi: प्रसन्नतापूर्वक (prasannatāpūrvak) — willingly, certainly
  • Hungarian: örömmel — willingly, certainly
  • Italian: volentieri — willingly, certainly
  • Latin: libenter — willingly, certainly
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjerne — willingly, certainly
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjerne — willingly, certainly
  • Old English: lustlīċe — willingly, certainly
  • Polish: chętnie — willingly, certainly
  • Polish: ochoczo — willingly, certainly
  • Polish: skwapliwie — willingly, certainly
  • Portuguese: com prazer — willingly, certainly
  • Spanish: de buena gana — willingly, certainly
  • Spanish: gustosamente — willingly, certainly
  • Swedish: gärna — willingly, certainly
  • Ukrainian: ра́до (rádo) — willingly, certainly
  • Ukrainian: охо́че (oxóče) — willingly, certainly
  • Ukrainian: залюбки́ (zaljubký) — willingly, certainly
  • Ukrainian: із задово́ленням (iz zadovólennjam) — willingly, certainly
  • Ukrainian: з ра́дістю (z rádistju) — willingly, certainly