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gladly

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glad 1  (gld)
adj. glad·der, glad·dest
1.
a. Experiencing or exhibiting joy and pleasure.
b. Appreciative: was glad of the fire's warmth.
2. Providing joy and pleasure: a glad occasion.
3. Very willing; pleased: glad to help.
4. Bright and cheerful: a glad May morning.
5. Archaic Having a naturally cheerful disposition.
tr. & intr.v. glad·ded, glad·ding, glads Archaic
To gladden.

[Middle English, from Old English glæd; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]

gladly adv.
gladness n.
Synonyms: glad1, happy, cheerful, lighthearted, joyful, joyous
These adjectives mean being in or showing good spirits. Glad often refers to the feeling that results from the gratification of a wish or from satisfaction with immediate circumstances: "Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of" (Henry Fielding).
Happy applies to a pleasurable feeling of contentment: "Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so" (John Stuart Mill).
Cheerful suggests characteristic good spirits: a cheerful volunteer.
Lighthearted stresses the absence of care: "He whistles as he goes, lighthearted wretch,/Cold and yet cheerful" (William Cowper).
Joyful and joyous suggest lively, often exultant happiness: a joyful heart; joyous laughter.

glad 2  (gld)
n. Botany
A gladiolus.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.gladly - in a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would fain do it"

gladly
adverb
1. happily, cheerfully, gleefully, merrily, gaily, joyfully, joyously, jovially He gladly accepted my invitation.
2. willingly, freely, happily, readily, cheerfully, with pleasure, with (a) good grace The counsellors will gladly baby-sit during their free time.
willingly sadly, reluctantly, grudgingly, unwillingly, dolefully, unenthusiastically
Translations
gladly [ˈglædlɪ] ADVcon mucho gusto, de buena gana
he gladly accepted their invitationaceptó con mucho gusto or de buena gana su invitación
I'd gladly help her if I couldla ayudaría con mucho gusto or de buena gana si pudiera
"will you help us?" - "gladly"-¿nos ayudará? -con mucho gusto
see also suffer A2
gladly [ˈglædli] advvolontiers
gladly
adv (= willingly, happily)gern(e); I’d gladly give her £5 to go awayich gäbe ihr gern(e) £ 5, wenn sie nur wegginge
gladly [ˈglædlɪ] adv (joyfully) → lietamente; (willingly) → con piacere, volentieri
gladly [ˈglædlɪ] adv (joyfully) → lietamente; (willingly) → con piacere, volentieri


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The method employed I would gladly explain, While I have it so clear in my head, If I had but the time and you had but the brain-- But much yet remains to be said.
Modern education includes morality; therefore the modern child seeks only entertainment in its wonder tales and gladly dispenses with all disagreeable incident.
And as surely as he gladly lived for love, would he have died gladly for love.
 
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