thankful

adjective (thankful, more thankful, most thankful)

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

Everyday

Feeling glad and grateful that something good happened or something bad did not happen. tree →
Feeling thanks towards someone. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and stories it shows relief and gratitude: «thankful that nobody was hurt». In many families and schools, at harvest festivals or Thanksgiving (USA, Canada), people say what they are thankful for. Phrases: «thankful for», «thankful that», «be thankful», «small mercies».

Examples

I'm thankful for my friends and family. tree →
We were thankful that nobody was hurt in the storm. tree →
Be thankful for what you have. tree →
She was thankful for the warm soup after the cold walk. tree →
At Thanksgiving we each say one thing we're thankful for. tree →
The farmer was thankful for the rain. tree →

Note

Followed by «for» + noun or «that» + sentence. Adverb: «thankfully» (also used to mean «luckily»: «Thankfully, it stopped raining»). «Thankful» and «grateful» are close; «grateful» is used more for thanks to a person.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «thankful» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«thankful» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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