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# gladdened

verb (past form of gladden)

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

## Everyday

1. Gladdened means made happy or glad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gladdened/#m1)
2. Gladdened is also used of the eyes or heart, meaning filled with joy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gladdened/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales a good sign or piece of news gladdened the heart of the one who had waited; the word shows joy that has come at last

### Examples

- The good news gladdened his heart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gladdened/#x1)
- We were gladdened by the rain after the long dry summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gladdened/#x2)
- Her eyes were gladdened by the sight of the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gladdened/#x3)
- The king was gladdened when his son came home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gladdened/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

Made happy or joyful. In Ecclesiastes it means that serious thought can improve the heart.

**Interpretation.** The tradition reads this as saying that sorrow and thinking about death can teach wisdom better than laughter.

### Examples

- Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart may be gladdened. (Writings ECC.7.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gladdened/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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