ра́довать — meaning in English

English meaning

• gladden verb To cause (something) to become more glad.
• please verb To make someone happy or satisfied.
• rejoice verb To feel or show great joy or delight.

Senses

ра́довать is used for these senses in English:

• gladden (transitive) To cause (something) to become more glad.
• please (ambitransitive) To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
• rejoice (transitive) To make happy, exhilarate. [from 15th c.]

gladden — full definition

1. verb To cause (something) to become more glad.
2. verb To become more glad in one's disposition.

please — full definition

1. verb To make someone happy or satisfied.
2. adv Used to make a request sound polite.
3. intj Used to accept an offer politely.
4. intj Used to express annoyance or disbelief.

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