Grateful

/ˈɡɹeɪtf(ʊ)l/ · adjective

Meaning

Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.
2. (archaic) Of a thing or (obsolete) person: pleasing to the mind or senses; agreeable, pleasant, welcome.

Example Sentences

I’m grateful that you helped me out.

I cannot giue thee leſſe to be cal'd gratefull: / Thou thoughtſt to helpe me, and ſuch thankes I giue, / As one neere death to thoſe that vviſh him liue: […]

They ſat them dovvn, and after no more toil / Of thir ſvveet Gardning labour then ſuffic'd / To recommend coole Zephyr, and made eaſe / More eaſie, vvholſom thirſt and appetite / More grateful, to thir Supper Fruits they fell, / Nectarine Fruits vvhich the compliant boughes / Yeilded them, ſide-long as they ſat recline / On the ſoft dovvnie Bank damaskt vvith flours: […]

Ye Nations, vvho the Globe divide, / Ye num'rous Nations ſcatter'd vvide, / To God your grateful Voices raiſe: […]

VVhen ſhe and I vvere alone, ſhe took grateful notice of the concluding part of the third Letter; vvhere ſhe is mentioned vvith ſo much tenderneſs, and in a manner ſo vvorthy of the character of the politeſt of men, as vvel reſpecting herſelf as her Sex, […]

[T]he noble secretary had not only been given a choice toast, sung a choice song, and been hailed by the grateful plaudits of all present; but had proceeded in his attempt to fulfil the pledge which he had given at the gate to the very letter, by calling out lustily for a bottle of Geisenheim, lemons, brandy, and a bowl.

I am touched—made grateful—proud—yes, truly proud—by your confessed affection—but— […]

But, they were happy, grateful, pleased with one another, and contented with the time; and when they faded, and looked happier yet in the bright sprinklings of the Spirit's torch at parting, [Ebenezer] Scrooge had his eye upon them, and especially on Tiny Tim, until the last.

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• gratefuller
• more grateful
• gratefullest
• most grateful
• gratefull

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