grateful Definition
grate·ful (grāt′fəl)
grateful Related Forms
grate′·fully adverb
grate′·ful·ness noun
grateful Synonyms
grateful
modif.
Thankful
appreciative, beholden, obliged; see thankful.Welcome
agreeable, delectable, pleasing; see pleasant 2.
grateful Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- thank: Our very grateful thanks are extended to the Kings of Herts who gave their services free to support the school.
- recollection: I could not approach the spot, without a grateful recollection of the event commemorated by this symbol.
- Thank: Our Grateful Thanks to all the Companies who have so generously helped us set up this very useful and popular service.
Used with adjective complement
- feel: Let's remember things that we have felt grateful for, the times that stick in our memory.
- remain: His parents, who both are blood donors, remain grateful for the vital part other donors played in their son's recovery.
Infinitive complement
- hear: We would be most grateful to hear from anyone who may be able to help.
- receive: We would be also grateful to receive these more general comments.
Modifying Another Word
- eternally: Customer Rating: Review Summary: I am eternally grateful.
- extremely: I am extremely grateful to you, Minister, for your strong words of support for them.
- enormously: We are enormously grateful for any donation of whatever size every penny counts.
- immensely: This kind of sparse upbeat racket still has the power to move me, for which I am immensely grateful.
- deeply: The College is deeply grateful to members who have already responded with pledges of support through a legacy.
Preposition: for
- donation: We are enormously grateful for any donation of whatever size every penny counts.
- mercy: Be grateful for small mercies and the luxury of a western lifestyle.
- assistance: I am also deeply grateful for the assistance that the members of the Security Council have given us.
- feedback: We are extremely grateful for the helpful feedback we have received.
- sponsorship: We are very grateful for sponsorship from Baillie Gifford and the Post Office for our two evening events on Thursday and Friday.
- comment: Miss Weekes: I am grateful for those encouraging comments.
Preposition: if
Browse dictionary entries near grateful
- ‹ grate
- ‹ grassy
- ‹ grassplot
- ‹ grassland
- ‹ grasshopper
- ‹ grass widower
- ‹ grass widow
- ‹ grass tree
- ‹ grass snake
- ‹ grass roots
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