grateful

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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+ adjective
1 ~ (to sb) (for sth)
~ (to do sth)
~ (that ...) feeling or showing thanks because sb has done sth kind for you or has done as you asked: I am extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help. + We would be grateful for any information you can give us. + She seems to think I should be grateful to have a job at all. + He was grateful that she didn't tell his parents about the incident. + Grateful thanks are due to the following people for their help ... + Kate gave him a grateful smile.
2 used to make a request, especially in a letter or in a formal situation: I would be grateful if you could send the completed form back as soon as possible. + I would be most grateful if you would keep this matter confidential.
gratefully adverb: He nodded gratefully. + All donations will be gratefully received. + I gratefully acknowledge the help of many people here today.
Idioms see SMALL adj.
WORD FAMILY
grateful adj. (=/= ungrateful)
gratitude n. (=/= ingratitude)

Thesaurus dictionary

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adj.

thankful, appreciative:

I am grateful for any help I can get.

Collocation dictionary

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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.

Concise English dictionary

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'greɪtfʊl
adj.
+feeling or showing gratitude
+affording comfort or pleasure