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glad

adjective
 
 
/ɡlæd/ (gladder, gladdest)

Definition

A2 pleased and happy: We were glad about her success. I'm glad (that) you came. I'm glad to know the parcel arrived safely. I'd be (only too) glad to help you. We'd be glad of the chance to meet her.Feeling pleasure and happinessTaking pleasure in something gladness
 
 
/-nəs/ noun [U]
(Definition of glad adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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