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grateful

adjective

grate·​ful ˈgrāt-fəl How to pronounce grateful (audio)
1
a
: appreciative of benefits received
b
: expressing gratitude
grateful thanks
2
a
: affording pleasure or contentment : pleasing
b
: pleasing by reason of comfort supplied or discomfort alleviated
gratefully adverb
gratefulness noun

Example Sentences

The voice quacking at the other end of the line sounded surprised and grateful—a young man's eager voice, thankful for the sudden interruption on an otherwise empty afternoon. Paul Theroux, Granta, Summer 1992 I didn't have to be in love with the man to do this, and my poor body'd probably be grateful to get fed, since it'd been on such a starvation diet. Terry McMillan, Waiting to Exhale, 1992 Sergeant James Smith was a company clerk, which meant that he carried his commander's maps, Edwards was grateful to learn. Tom Clancy, Red Storm Rising, 1986 I am grateful for the Latin I took and for the emphasis on English grammar, which seems to have faded from the curriculum. John Updike, Hugging the Shore, (1983) 1984 The college sent us a grateful acknowledgment of our donation. I'm grateful to you for your help. He's grateful for the attention. See More
Recent Examples on the Web And being a grateful man takes on a whole new meaning ... Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022 Condescenders thus felt virtuous, while condescendees felt grateful. The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 Muslim students are grateful that this 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks falls on a Sunday, when there’s no school. Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 Biss is now in remission with both of her cancers and feels grateful to live her life alongside her three children. Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2022 It will be colored by the grief of a grateful nation mourning a queen to whom many felt deeply connected. Tucker Reals, Haley Ott, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 Like so many of you, Michelle and I are grateful to have witnessed Her Majesty’s dedicated leadership, and we are awed by her legacy of tireless, dignified public service. ELLE, 8 Sep. 2022 Like so many of you, Michelle and I are grateful to have witnessed Her Majesty’s dedicated leadership, and we are awed by her legacy of tireless, dignified public service. Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2022 Like so many of you, Michelle and I are grateful to have witnessed Her Majesty’s dedicated leadership, and we are awed by her legacy of tireless, dignified public service. Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

obsolete grate pleasing, thankful, from Latin gratus — more at grace

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of grateful was in 1552

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