English Dictionary
Definition of “grateful”
grateful (ˈɡreɪtfʊl
)
Definitions
adjective
- thankful for gifts, favours, etc; appreciative
- showing gratitude ⇒
a grateful letter
- favourable or pleasant ⇒
a grateful rest
Alternative Forms
ˈgratefully adverb ˈgratefulness noun Word Origin
C16: from obsolete grate, from Latin grātus + -ful
Translations
- British English:
grateful
If you are grateful for something that someone has given you or done for you, you are pleased and wish to thank them.I am grateful to you for your help.ˈɡreɪtfʊl ADJECTIVE I am grateful to you for your help.
- Spanish:
agradecido
adj agradecida
- French:
reconnaissant
adj
- German:
dankbar
adj
- Chinese: 感激的 adj
- Arabic: مـُمْتَـن adj
- Portuguese: grato adj grata
- Russian: благодарный adj благодарная
- Croatian: zahvalan adj zahvalna
- Czech: vděčný adj
- Danish: taknemmelig adj
- Dutch: dankbaar adj
- Finnish: kiitollinen adj
- Greek: ευγνώμων adj
- Italian: grato adj grata
- Japanese: 感謝している no_posp
- Korean: 고마워하는 adj
- Norwegian: takknemlig adj
- Polish: wdzięczny adj wdzięczna
- Brazilian Portuguese: grato adj grata
- European Spanish:
agradecido
adj agradecida
- Swedish: tacksam adj tacksamt
- Thai: ซึ่งสำนึกในบุญคุณ adj
- Turkish: müteşekkir adj
- Vietnamese: biết ơn adj
Usage examples
Traditionally, the First Sister entered last, a custom R'shiel was extremely grateful for.
Jennifer Fallon, TREASON KEEP (2001)I was privileged with being trained by the best of the best, and I am so grateful.
Globe and Mail (2003)They contest the blue riband events and are then whisked off to lucrative stud careers by grateful owners.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Poor Gilbert, so grateful for the odd kiss and fumble, grateful enough to buy Wilkes anything he wanted.
Alexandra Connor, THE TURN OF THE TIDE (2004)
