CEFR A2

grateful

adjective

Meaning

Feeling or showing thanks for something that someone has done for you.

Examples

I'm so grateful for your help with this project.
She was grateful to receive the award.

Synonyms: thankful, appreciative, indebted, beholden

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grateful (A2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈɡreɪt.fəl/

Definition

Feeling or showing thanks for something that someone has done for you.

Examples

I'm so grateful for your help with this project.
She was grateful to receive the award.

How to Use grateful

grateful for (prepositional phrase): Feeling thankful for something specific. — "We are grateful for your continued support."
grateful to (prepositional phrase): Feeling thankful towards a person or group. — "I am grateful to my parents for everything they have done."
grateful to [someone] for [something] (collocation): Expressing thanks to a person for a specific reason. — "She was grateful to her teacher for the extra help."

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