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grateful
[greyt-fuhl]
adjective
warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful.
I am grateful to you for your help.
Synonyms: ,expressing or actuated by gratitude.
a grateful letter.
pleasing to the mind or senses; agreeable; welcome.
a grateful breeze;
The peace and calm of the hill country is a grateful relief.
Synonyms: ,
grateful
/ ĖÉ”°ł±šÉŖ³Ł“ŚŹ±ō /
adjective
thankful for gifts, favours, etc; appreciative
showing gratitude
a grateful letter
favourable or pleasant
a grateful rest
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- gratefully adverb
- gratefulness noun
- overgrateful adjective
- overgratefully adverb
- quasi-grateful adjective
- quasi-gratefully adverb
- Ė²µ°ł²¹³Ł±š“Ś³Ü±ō²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
- Ė²µ°ł²¹³Ł±š“Ś³Ü±ō±ō²ā adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of grateful1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
āIām grateful to be alive. I made some really bad decisions in my past. But itās never too late. I do regret a lot of the stuff I did. I have to live with that.ā
"This is an amazing and unexpected honour but one which I am very grateful for," said Littler.
"I'm so lucky to be able to do the work that I do and I'm grateful to be recognised for work that gives me so much fulfilment," Beckham said.
It reads: āOn behalf of a grateful Congress, this plaque honors the extraordinary individuals who bravely protected and defended this symbol of democracy on January 6, 2021. Their heroism will never be forgotten.ā
I just feel very grateful, and really the film wouldnāt be what it is today without the audience.
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When To Use
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.
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