• (GA) IPA: /ˈɡlædən/

gladden (gladdens, present participle gladdening; past and past participle gladdened)

1. (transitive) To cause (something) to become more glad.
2. (intransitive, archaic) To become more glad in one's disposition.

Conjugation of gladden

infinitive	(to) gladden
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	gladden	gladdened
2nd-person singular	* gladden, gladdenest*	gladdened, gladdenedst*
3rd-person singular	gladdens, gladdeneth#English|gladdeneth*	gladdened#English|gladdened
plural	gladden
subjunctive	gladden
imperative	gladden	—
participle> participles	gladdening	gladdened
* Archaic or obsolete.

Synonyms

• cheer, cheer up, gratify, please

Translations

• French: réjouir
• German: freuen, erfreuen
• Italian: rallegrare
• Russian: ра́довать
• Spanish: alborozar

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Gladden

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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