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- Dictionarygrateful/ˈɡreɪtf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. feeling or showing an appreciation for something done or received: "I'm grateful to you for all your help"
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showing or expressing thanks, especially to another person: grateful (to someone) for something I'm so grateful (to you) for all that you've done. If you could get that report finished by Thursday, I'd be very grateful. grateful to After the earthquake we felt grateful to be alive. grateful that I'm just grateful that I'm not still working for him.
The meaning of GRATEFUL is appreciative of benefits received. How to use grateful in a sentence.
Grateful definition: warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful. See examples of GRATEFUL used in a sentence.
A person who is grateful feels or shows gratitude. If your neighbor brings you soup when you're sick, you'll be very grateful (unless you hate soup). Grateful comes from gratus, Latin for pleasing.
If you are grateful for something that someone has given you or done for you, you have warm, friendly feelings towards them and wish to thank them.
Feeling or expressing gratitude; thankful; appreciative. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Causing gratitude; welcome; pleasing. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Affording pleasure or comfort; agreeable. Grateful relief from the hot sun. American Heritage. Showing appreciation, being thankful. I'm grateful that you helped me out.
Definition of grateful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. uk / ˈɡreɪtf ə l / us. Add to word list. B1. feeling or showing thanks: I'm really grateful to you for all your help. Opposite. ungrateful. Fewer examples. I was so grateful I could have kissed her! I will be eternally grateful to you. I'm grateful for the start I had in life. I'd be grateful if you could let me know.
grateful meaning, definition, what is grateful: feeling that you want to thank someone b...: Learn more.
1. warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: grateful for your help. 2. expressing gratitude: a grateful letter. 3. pleasing to the mind or senses: a grateful breeze. [1545–55; obsolete grate pleasing (< Latin grātus) + -ful] grate′ful•ly, adv. grate′ful•ness, n.
