Emotions / A2

GLAD/ɡlæd/

Glad means pleased about a particular fact: I am glad you came, glad to hear it, glad about the news. It almost always follows be, look, or feel — not “a glad person” before a noun; use happy or pleased there. Happy is the wider feeling; glad is a reaction to something. I am glad to + verb is a set pattern.

Meaning

Pleased and happy about something.

Examples

• “I am glad you came to the party.”
• “We were glad to get home before the rain.”
• “I am glad about your exam result.”

Good to know

be glad to + verb / glad that… / glad about. Not usually before a noun.

Near in meaning

pleased, happy

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