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# gladden

verb (gladden, gladdens, gladdened, gladdening)

«gladden» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To gladden someone is to make them happy or glad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gladden/#m1)
2. To gladden is to bring joy to the eyes or heart, as a sight or a sound does. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gladden/#m2)

### In the lessons

in stories a gift, a smile or a sight gladdens a person's heart; the word is a little old-fashioned and used in tales

### Examples

- The sunshine gladdens my heart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gladden/#x1)
- Bring me back my daughter, to gladden me with her smiles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gladden/#x2)
- Her song gladdens everyone who hears it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gladden/#x3)
- Nothing gladdens an old man more than a visit from his grandchildren. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gladden/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gladden» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gladden/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gladden» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gladden.html) on Mova free.