adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
gladly/willingly/readily accept
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She invited him for a drink and he gladly accepted.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
accept
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He gladly accepted and I gave him one of the special invitation cards.
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When the opportunity arose for a duo recital and a piano recital, Kahane gladly accepted .
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Those who gladly accept Berezovsky's money today point to the precedent set by Bonner.
give
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If I am not held up too much, I will gladly give way to the hon. Gentleman.
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Perseus took Andromeda to her parents, and asked for her hand, which they gladly gave him.
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If I had a storehouse full of confidence, I would gladly give each one of them as much as they needed.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
not suffer fools gladly
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A tall, fast-talking southerner whose accent still lingers despite her years in the north, Porter does not suffer fools gladly.
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Mr Fallon has been described as the kind of man who does not suffer fools gladly.
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She was a forceful personality who did not suffer fools gladly, but her sternness was accompanied by grace and Victorian courtesy.
not suffer fools gladly
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A tall, fast-talking southerner whose accent still lingers despite her years in the north, Porter does not suffer fools gladly.
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Mr Fallon has been described as the kind of man who does not suffer fools gladly.
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She was a forceful personality who did not suffer fools gladly, but her sternness was accompanied by grace and Victorian courtesy.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Here's Michelle!" he said gladly .
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If only I had more money in the bank, I would gladly retire.
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My parents would gladly loan us the money.
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When businesses heard about the reason for the fund-raiser, they gladly gave us donations.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But I never stopped cooking gladly , not even after the children grew up and left home.
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He didn't suffer fools gladly .
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It appeared that this setting was providing Suzy with an audience to which she gladly reacted.
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She gladly greeted him and led him to her home.
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They would gladly put up with a certain level of pregnancy risk if it meant fewer side effects.