grateful
[adjective]
Synonyms: thankful, appreciative, beholden, indebted, obliged

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Antonyms: ungrateful, obnoxious
Related Idioms: filled with gratitude
Related Words: appreciative, beholden, gratified, pleased, comforting, consoling, solacing, refreshing, rejuvenating, renewing, restorative, restoring, delectable, delicious, delightful

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

grate‧ful S3 W3 /ˈɡreɪtfəl/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: gratitude ≠ ingratitude, ingrate; adverb: gratefully; adjective: grateful ≠ ungrateful]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: grate 'pleasing, thankful' (16-17 centuries), from Latin gratus]

1. feeling that you want to thank someone because of something kind that they have done, or showing this feeling Antonym : ungrateful
grateful for
I’m so grateful for all your help.
grateful to
I am very grateful to all those who took the trouble to write to me.
grateful (that)
She should be grateful that he was making things easier for her.
extremely/deeply/eternally etc grateful
I am extremely grateful for the assistance your staff have provided.
Our grateful thanks go to all who participated.
She gave me a grateful look.

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In everyday English, people usually say I appreciate it rather than I’m grateful:
■ Thanks, I’m really grateful. ➔ Thanks, I really appreciate it.
■ | I’m grateful for everything you've done. ➔ I appreciate everything you've done.

2. I would be grateful if you could/would ... formal used to make a request:
I would be most grateful if you could send me an invoice in due course.
—gratefully adverb:
All contributions will be gratefully received.
The authors gratefully acknowledge your financial support.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

grateful
adj.
VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | remain
ADV. deeply, enormously, especially, extremely, genuinely, immensely, more than, most, particularly, profoundly, really, terribly, truly, very We are deeply grateful to you and your family. I am more than grateful for their generous response. Thank you for your help. I really am most grateful.
almost His father looked almost grateful for once.
quite, rather | just, simply I'm just grateful the injury is not as bad as we'd feared.
always | eternally I'm eternally grateful that we managed to go there before the war.
PREP. for I'm really grateful for your help.
to I'm immensely grateful to you for your support.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲