- gladden
- verb (gladdened; gladdening) Date: 13th century intransitive verb archaic to be glad transitive verb to make glad
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Gladden — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Gladden (Arizona) Gladden (Arkansas) Gladden (Missouri) Gladden (Pennsylvania) Gladden Heights (Pennsylvania) Personen: Adley Hogan Gladden (1810–1862), Brigadegeneral der Armee der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gladden — Glad den, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gladdened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gladdening}.] [See {Glad}, v. t.] To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to exhilarate. [1913 Webster] A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him. Addison. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gladden — Glad den, v. i. To be or become glad; to rejoice. [1913 Webster] The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gladden — c.1300, to be glad; 1550s, to make glad; see GLAD (Cf. glad) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Earlier in both senses was simply glad (v.), from O.E. gladian, Mercian gleadian be glad, make glad … Etymology dictionary
gladden — delight, rejoice, *please, gratify, tickle, regale Analogous words: *comfort, console, solace: enliven, animate, *quicken, vivify Antonyms: sadden Contrasted words: *depress, weigh, oppress: vex, irk, *annoy … New Dictionary of Synonyms
gladden — [v] please brighten, cheer, delight, elate, hearten, make happy, warm; concept 22 … New thesaurus
gladden — ► VERB ▪ make glad … English terms dictionary
gladden — [glad′ n] vt. [< GLAD1 + EN] to make glad vi. Archaic to be or become glad … English World dictionary
Gladden — River flowing down from the Misty Mountains and joining Anduin at the Gladden Fields; translation of Sindarin Sîr Ninglor. River of the Golden Flowers. A minor tributary of the River Anduin, called Sîr Ninglor by the Elves, that rose … J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary
gladden — UK [ˈɡlæd(ə)n] / US verb [transitive] Word forms gladden : present tense I/you/we/they gladden he/she/it gladdens present participle gladdening past tense gladdened past participle gladdened old fashioned to make someone happy It gladdens my… … English dictionary
gladden — verb Gladden is used with these nouns as the object: ↑heart … Collocations dictionary
