Grateful I ˈɡreɪtfl Adjective Contributed Support Shown Community

• thank you for doing this. i really am so grateful.
• we are very grateful to all those who contributed.
• she said she was grateful for the support shown by the community.
• i am extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help.

grateful

Word Family

• grateful adjective (≠ ungrateful)
• gratefully adverb
• gratitude noun (≠ ingratitude)
1. feeling or showing thanks because somebody has done something kind for you or has done as you asked
• Thank you for doing this. I really am so grateful.
• We are very grateful to all those who contributed.
• She said she was grateful for the support shown by the community.
• I am extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help.
• 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.

Extra Examples

• I am more than grateful for their generous response.
• I'll be forever grateful for your help.
• I'm eternally grateful that we managed to go there before the war.
• I'm immensely grateful to you for your support.
• I'm just grateful the injury is not as bad as we'd feared.
• We are deeply grateful to you and your family.
• Rebecca gave him a grateful look.
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.
• We would be grateful for any information you can give us.

Word Origin

• mid 16th cent.: from obsolete grate ‘pleasing, thankful’ (from Latin gratus) + -ful.