gladden

Word family  noun gladness adjective glad verb gladden adverb gladly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++glad·den /ˈɡlædn/ verb [transitive]  old-fashionedHAPPY to make someone feel pleased and happy 使高兴，使快乐 It will gladden the hearts of my friends to see you. 我的朋友见到你会非常开心。→ See Verb table

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gladden• It gladdens me to see young people doing volunteer work.• Beth's smile in return gladdened the girl.• Come with us to enjoy Mount Usher whose lilies, poppies and peonies gladdened the heart of William Robinson.• But there are so many things to gladden the heart which take little time and no money.• It will gladden the hearts of my friends to see you.gladden ... hearts• It will gladden the hearts of my friends to see you.

glad·den verbChineseSyllable  

pleased to someone make feel happy Corpus and

gladden
glad‧den /ˈɡlædn/ verb [transitive]old-fashioned to make someone feel pleased and happy:
    It will gladden the hearts of my friends to see you.

glad·denBrE /ˈɡlædn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡlædn/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they gladden BrE /ˈɡlædn/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡlædn/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it gladdens BrE /ˈɡlædnz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡlædnz/ 🔊past simple gladdened BrE /ˈɡlædnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡlædnd/ 🔊past participle gladdened BrE /ˈɡlædnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡlædnd/ 🔊 -ing form gladdening BrE /ˈɡlædnɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡlædnɪŋ/ 🔊 (old-fashioned) to make sb feel pleased or happy 使高兴；使愉快；使喜悦◆~ sth The sight of the flowers gladdened her heart. 看到这些花她心花怒放。🔊🔊◆it gladdens sb to do sth It gladdened him to see them all enjoying themselves. 见他们都玩得很开心，他非常高兴。🔊🔊