grateful
Americanadjective
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warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful.
I am grateful to you for your help.
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expressing or actuated by gratitude.
a grateful letter.
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pleasing to the mind or senses; agreeable; welcome.
a grateful breeze;
The peace and calm of the hill country is a grateful relief.
- Synonyms:
- gratifying, pleasant
adjective
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thankful for gifts, favours, etc; appreciative
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showing gratitude
a grateful letter
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favourable or pleasant
a grateful rest
Usage
Spelling tips for grateful The word grateful is hard to spell for two reasons. First, it is tempting to spell grate- "great." Second, people often want to add an additional l to the end of the word -ful. How to spell grateful: When you are grateful, you are full of gratitude. The beginning of the words are similar. This helps you remember that grateful is spelled grate- instead of great-. It's important to be grateful for what Little you have, which is why you only need one l at the end of the word.
Related Words
Grateful, thankful describe an appreciative attitude for what one has received. Grateful indicates a warm or deep appreciation of personal kindness as shown to one: grateful for favors; grateful to one's neighbors for help in time of trouble. Thankful indicates a disposition to express gratitude by giving thanks, as to a benefactor or to a merciful Providence; there is often a sense of deliverance as well as of appreciation: thankful that one's life was spared in an accident; thankful for the comfort of one's general situation.
Other Word Forms
- gratefully adverb
- gratefulness noun
- overgrateful adjective
- overgratefully adverb
- quasi-grateful adjective
- quasi-gratefully adverb
Etymology
Origin of grateful
First recorded in 1545–55; obsolete grate “pleasing” (from Latin grātus ) + -ful
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Example Sentences
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She added: "I am so grateful I speak Romanian."
From BBC
“It’s a bit depressing knowing it’s nearly impossible for me to buy my own place,” he said, “even though I’m so grateful.”
That said, I recommend the Battle House—and am grateful to Alabama’s retirees.
The players immediately accepted, and, in a viral video of the interaction, they seemed genuinely grateful for the phone call.
From Los Angeles Times
"There's not enough words to express how grateful I am for this to exist," he says.
From BBC
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