🇬🇧 Glad meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

When you feel glad, you feel happy inside, like when something good happens and it makes you smile, laugh, or feel warm and cheerful in your heart.

The pizza delivery guy was glad I opened the door fast, and I was glad he came before I started eating the mailbox.

My skateboard was glad I wore a helmet, because it knew I was about to make some terrible decisions.

My cat looked glad I opened a new can of food, then remembered she’s a cat and went back to acting offended.

I was glad my baby brother stopped crying, until he started singing his own remix of the crying.

Mom was glad I cleaned my room, but less glad when she found everything stuffed under one suspiciously lumpy blanket.

A boy lost his dog and sat by the gate. He saw the dog play near a tree. He was glad, so glad. The dog ran to him and was glad, glad to jump. A woman who found the dog was glad to help. The boy hugged the dog and said thank you. They went home, all glad.

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This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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