Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Rad

Rad

(răd)
,
obs.
imp.
&
p.
p.
of
Read
,
Rede
.
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition


Rad

RAD

, the old pret. of read.

Definition 2024


rád

rád

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rad"

Czech

Adjective

rád

  1. glad
    To jsem rád, že jsi přišel. — I'm glad you came.

Usage notes

This indeclinable adjective can only be used predicatively, not attributively. Like glad, it expresses a propositional attitude.

Related terms

Adverb

rád (comparative raději, superlative nejraději)

  1. like to
    • 1920, Karel Čapek, R.U.R.:
      Domin: Rád bych věděl, nač čekají. Musí to začít každou minutu. My jsme dohráli, Galle.
      Domin: I'd like to know what they are waiting for. It must begin soon. We are done, Gall.

Usage notes

  • This adverb is used with a verb describing an activity to show that the subject likes, liked, will or would like to execute that activity.
    Rád zpíval. - He liked singing.
    Raději se předvádí. - She likes better to show off.
    Ráda nám pomůže. - She'll be glad to help us.
    Co bych udělal nejraději? - What would I like to do best?

Related terms

See also


Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈraːd]
  • Hyphenation: rád

Pronoun

rád

  1. on you, of you, you (singular, informal)
    Nem szórja rád a homokot. ― He will not throw sand on you.
    Gondol néha rád? ― Does she ever think of you?
    Senki sem emlékszik rád. ― No one remembers you.

Synonyms

  • reád

Related terms

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian pronouns

Old Irish

Noun

rád m

  1. verbal noun of ráidid
  2. speech, talk, conversation

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

References

  • rád” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.