gladden

«gladden» in Mova's school dictionary: to make them happy or glad — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (gladden, gladdens, gladdened, gladdening)

meaning for a pupil

1) To gladden someone is to make them happy or glad. tree →

2) To gladden is to bring joy to the eyes or heart, as a sight or a sound does. tree →

sense 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 →
• Bring me back my daughter, to gladden me with her smiles. tree →
• Her song gladdens everyone who hears it. tree →
• Nothing gladdens an old man more than a visit from his grandchildren. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart may be gladdened.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gladden» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.