how to pronounce glad

/ˈɡlæd/

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glad is pronounced in one syllable

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ɡlæd

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An example use of glad in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… be here today I'm also glad that we have …”

meaning of glad

Glad means happy or pleased.

glad frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word glad occurs in english on average 73.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

words with pronunciation similar to glad

gadladgluedgradglassglandplaidgaggedgaffmad

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