Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - glad

~ adj gladder, gladdest 1 pleased and happy about something  ("The doctor says she'll be well again soon." "I'm so glad.") + (that)  (I'm really glad I don't have to go back there again.) + abou  (Deep down he felt glad about the news.) glad to know/see/hear  (We were all glad to hear you passed your exams. | be/feel glad for sb)  (When I heard they were getting married I felt genuinely glad for them both.) 2 be glad of sth to be grateful for something  (Thanks Marge, I'll be glad of the help.) 3 be glad to do sth to be very willing and eager to do something  ("Would you give me a hand?" "I'd be glad to." | be only too glad to (=extremely willing):)  (I'd be only too glad to let you take the kids today.) 4 I would be glad if used to say you would be pleased if someone would do something for you  (I would be glad if you could arrange it for me.) 5 making people feel happy  (a glad day for everyone) 6 glad rags informal your best clothes that you wear for special occasions 7 glad tidings old-fashioned good news 8 give sb the glad eye BrE old-fashioned to look at someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them  (- see also glad­hand, gladly) - gladness n