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# grateful

adjective (grateful, more grateful, most grateful)

«grateful» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Feeling thankful to someone because they helped you or gave you something, and wanting to show it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grateful/#m1)

### In the lessons

In lessons on feelings and manners: showing you are grateful (saying thank you, writing a card) makes people feel valued. Many schools have gratitude journals: «three things I am grateful for». Phrases: «grateful for something», «grateful to someone», «I'd be grateful if…» (a polite request).

### Examples

- I'm grateful for my friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grateful/#x1)
- We were grateful to the firefighters for saving our cat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grateful/#x2)
- She wrote a card to show she was grateful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grateful/#x3)
- I would be grateful if you could help me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grateful/#x4)
- The thirsty hikers were grateful for the cold water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grateful/#x5)
- Be grateful for what you have. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grateful/#x6)
- I cannot tell you how grateful I am.” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grateful/#x7)

### Note

Spelling trap: grateful, not «greatful» — it has nothing to do with «great». Grateful to a person, for a thing. Noun: gratitude. Opposite: ungrateful.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «grateful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grateful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«grateful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grateful.html) on Mova free.