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# ungrateful

adjective

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

## Everyday

Ungrateful means not thankful, not showing thanks when someone has helped you or given you something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ungrateful/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories it describes someone who does not say thank you or who complains about a gift. Lessons on manners teach children to show thanks even when a present is not their favourite. Phrases: «ungrateful child», «seem ungrateful», «don't be ungrateful».

### Examples

- It was ungrateful of him not to say thank you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ungrateful/#x1)
- I don't want to seem ungrateful, but I already have this book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ungrateful/#x2)
- The ungrateful prince threw away the gift. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ungrateful/#x3)
- Don't be ungrateful; Grandma knitted that for you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ungrateful/#x4)
- She wrote a thank-you note so she would not look ungrateful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ungrateful/#x5)
- "Ungrateful creatures!" said a voice from the Plane Tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ungrateful/#x6)

### Note

Adjective; spelt «-grate-», not «-great-». Opposite: «grateful». Noun: «ungratefulness» or «ingratitude».

## On Mova

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