Dictionary

gladly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡlædli/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *gladaz Proto-West Germanic *glad Old English glæd Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Old English glædlīċe Middle English gladly English gladly Inherited from Middle English gladly (“joyousuly, voluntarily, easily”), from Old English glædlīċe (“gladly, pleasantly, kindly”), from glæd (“glad, bright”) + -līċe. Compare Danish glædelig (“joyful”), Icelandic gleðilegur (“delightful”). More at glad, -ly.

Meanings

1. In a glad manner; happily.
   • As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could. 1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, →OCLC:
   • 'Find me a job and I'll gladly go to work.' 1985, Joan Morrison, chapter 4, in Share House Blues, Boolarong Publications, page 44:
2. Willingly; certainly.
   • Would you like a beer? ― Gladly, thank you.

Forms

Deriveds

suffer fools gladly

Synonyms

gaily · joyously · genially · eudaemonically · merrily · blessedly · cheerfully · gladly · happily · eupeptically · chearfully · cheerily · gayly · lightheartedly · mirthfully · cheerly · joyfully · cheerfully · bubblingly · gaily

Translations (66)

fr volontiers (willingly, certainly) · ca gustosament (in a glad manner) · la libenter (in a glad manner) · sv gärna (willingly, certainly) · grc ἡδέως (willingly, certainly) · lt džiaugsmingai (in a glad manner) · rsk радошнє (in a glad manner) · nl met plezier (in a glad manner) · uk ра́до (willingly, certainly) · es gustosamente (in a glad manner) · hu szívesen (in a glad manner) · hu örömmel (willingly, certainly) · pt com prazer (willingly, certainly) · pl chętnie (willingly, certainly) · sh радо (in a glad manner) · chr ᎠᎵᎮᎵᎩ (in a glad manner) · es a solaz (in a glad manner) · la libenter (willingly, certainly) · lld gën (in a glad manner) · it volentieri (willingly, certainly) · ru охо́тно (in a glad manner) · es de buena gana (willingly, certainly) · de gern (willingly, certainly) · nl graag (willingly, certainly) · hi सहर्ष (in a glad manner) · pt de boa vontade (in a glad manner) · rsk радосно (in a glad manner) · nl graag (in a glad manner) · my ပျော်ပျော် (in a glad manner) · sh rado (in a glad manner) · fi mielellään (willingly, certainly) · ko 기꺼이 (in a glad manner) · da gerne (willingly, certainly) · nl gaarne (in a glad manner) · nn gjerne (willingly, certainly) · fi iloisesti (in a glad manner) · is gjarna (in a glad manner) · uk ра́до (in a glad manner) · ang lustlīċe (willingly, certainly) · sv gärna (in a glad manner) · hi प्रसन्नतापूर्वक (willingly, certainly) · el ευχαρίστως (willingly, certainly) · pl ochoczo (willingly, certainly) · fr volontiers (in a glad manner) · el ευχαρίστως (in a glad manner) · bg охотно (in a glad manner) · is gjarnan (in a glad manner) · pt com prazer (in a glad manner) · ru с удово́льствием (in a glad manner) · es gustosamente (willingly, certainly) · ru ра́достно (in a glad manner) · uk залюбки́ (willingly, certainly) · nb gjerne (willingly, certainly) · grc ἡδέως (in a glad manner) · fr heureusement (in a glad manner) · hu örömmel (in a glad manner) · eo volonte (willingly, certainly) · de gern (in a glad manner) · uk із задово́ленням (willingly, certainly) · pl skwapliwie (willingly, certainly) · it volentieri (in a glad manner) · uk охо́че (willingly, certainly) · uk з ра́дістю (willingly, certainly) · af graag (willingly, certainly) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰 (in a glad manner) · hi प्रसन्नतापूर्वक (in a glad manner)