grateful

  • 11grateful — adj. 1) grateful for; to (I am grateful to you for your help) 2) grateful that + clause (I m grateful that you can help) * * * [ greɪtf(ə)l] to (I am grateful to you for your help) grateful for grateful that + clause (I m grateful that you can… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12grateful — gratefully, adv. gratefulness, n. /grayt feuhl/, adj. 1. warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help. 2. expressing or actuated by gratitude: a grateful letter. 3. pleasing to the… …

    Universalium

  • 13grateful — 01. I m [grateful] for all the help you ve given me. 02. The people of Holland are very [grateful] to the Canadian soldiers who helped to liberate their country during the Second World War. 03. I am very [grateful] to my parents for supporting me …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 14grateful*/ — [ˈgreɪtf(ə)l] adj 1) feeling that you want to thank someone because they have given you something or done something for you Ant: ungrateful Thanks for coming with me. I m really grateful.[/ex] I m very grateful for all your help with the… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 15grateful — [[t]gre͟ɪtfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, usu ADJ to n, ADJ for n/ ing If you are grateful for something that someone has given you or done for you, you have warm, friendly feelings towards them and wish to thank them. She was grateful to… …

    English dictionary

  • 16grateful — grate•ful [[t]ˈgreɪt fəl[/t]] adj. 1) warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: grateful for your help[/ex] 2) expressing gratitude: a grateful letter[/ex] 3) pleasing to the mind or senses: a grateful breeze[/ex]… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17grateful — /ˈgreɪtfəl / (say graytfuhl) adjective 1. warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your kindness. 2. actuated by or expressing gratitude: *in acting thus, I am but performing a small part… …

  • 18grateful — adjective a) Showing appreciation, being thankful. Im grateful that you helped me out. Is there any way I can repay you? b) Recognizing the importance of a source of pleasure. Fell I upon my spear, / Oh, death was grateful! …

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  • 19GRATEFUL — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index grateful noun appreciation, grace adjective grateful ungrateful adjective thankless (2) See also COURTESY …

    English dictionary for students

  • 20grateful — [16] Grateful is a curious sort of adjective. The grate that a grateful person is full of is a now obsolete adjective, meaning ‘pleasing’ and ‘thankful’, which was derived from Latin grātus. It is unusual for adjectives ending in ful themselves… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins