glad [not usually before noun] happy about something or grateful for it: He was glad he'd come. She was glad when the meeting was over. Glad-hand · Glad rags noun · Glad-handing noun · Gladden verb

glad [not usually before noun] happy about something or grateful for it:He was glad that she had won. · happy pleased about something nice that you have to do or ...

Where does the verb glad come from? ... The earliest known use of the verb glad is in the Old English period (pre-1150). glad is a word inherited from Germanic.

glad-hand (somebody) (especially of a politician) to say hello to somebody in a friendly way, especially when this is not sincere.

7 дней назад · pleased and happy: glad about We were glad about her success. glad (that) I'm glad (that) you came. glad to I'm glad to know the parcel arrived safely.

glad rags noun [plural] (old-fashioned) (informal) a person's best clothes, worn on a special occasion.

(especially of a politician) to say hello to someone in a friendly way, especially when this is not sincere. Definitions on the go.

the act of saying hello to somebody in a friendly way, especially when this is not sincere, typical of politicians.

[plural] (old-fashioned, informal) ​a person's best clothes, worn on a special occasion. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner's Thesaurus ...

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb out-glad. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete.