Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to gladden
Participle: gladdenne
Gerund: gladdening
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | gladden |
| you | gladden |
| he;she;it | gladdenes |
| we | gladden |
| you | gladden |
| they | gladden |
Perfect
| I | have gladdenne |
| you | have gladdenne |
| he;she;it | has gladdenne |
| we | have gladdenne |
| you | have gladdenne |
| they | have gladdenne |
Past
| I | gladden |
| you | gladden |
| he;she;it | gladden |
| we | gladden |
| you | gladden |
| they | gladden |
Pluperfect
| I | had gladdenne |
| you | had gladdenne |
| he;she;it | had gladdenne |
| we | had gladdenne |
| you | had gladdenne |
| they | had gladdenne |
Future
| I | will gladden |
| you | will gladden |
| he;she;it | will gladden |
| we | will gladden |
| you | will gladden |
| they | will gladden |
Future Perfect
| I | will have gladdenne |
| you | will have gladdenne |
| he;she;it | will have gladdenne |
| we | will have gladdenne |
| you | will have gladdenne |
| they | will have gladdenne |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | gladden |
| you | gladden |
| he;she;it | gladden |
| we | gladden |
| you | gladden |
| they | gladden |
Perfect
| I | have gladdenne |
| you | have gladdenne |
| he;she;it | have gladdenne |
| we | have gladdenne |
| you | have gladdenne |
| they | have gladdenne |
Imperfect
| I | gladden |
| you | gladden |
| he;she;it | gladden |
| we | gladden |
| you | gladden |
| they | gladden |
Pluperfect
| I | had gladdenne |
| you | had gladdenne |
| he;she;it | had gladdenne |
| we | had gladdenne |
| you | had gladdenne |
| they | had gladdenne |
Conditional
Present
| I | would gladden |
| you | would gladden |
| he;she;it | would gladden |
| we | would gladden |
| you | would gladden |
| they | would gladden |
Perfect
| I | would have gladdenne |
| you | would have gladdenne |
| he;she;it | would have gladdenne |
| we | would have gladdenne |
| you | would have gladdenne |
| they | would have gladdenne |
Imperative
| you | gladden |
| we | Let's gladden |
| you | gladden |
Verbs similar to 'gladden'
gladder,
gladen,
badden,
begladden,
bladder,
engladden,
garden,
glassen,
ladder,
madden,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From glad + -en.
Sample Sentences
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A balmy night! and tho' the stars be dim, / Yet let us think upon the vernal showers / That gladden the green earth, and we shall find / A pleasure in the dimness of the stars. [1798, William Wordsworth, The Nightingale:]
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Her body was bent by age; her limbs trembled with palsy; her face, distorted into a mumbling leer, resembled more the grotesque shaping of some wild pencil, than the work of Nature's hand. Alas! How few of Nature's faces are left alone to gladden us with their beauty! [1838, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist:]