grateful

«grateful» in Mova's school dictionary: Feeling thankful to someone because they helped you or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (grateful, more grateful, most grateful)

meaning for a pupil

Feeling thankful to someone because they helped you or gave you something, and wanting to show it. tree →

sense 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 →
• We were grateful to the firefighters for saving our cat. tree →
• She wrote a card to show she was grateful. tree →
• I would be grateful if you could help me. tree →
• The thirsty hikers were grateful for the cold water. tree →
• Be grateful for what you have. tree →
• I cannot tell you how grateful I am.” tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• Comparing yourself with others makes you unhappy, and being grateful for what you have makes you happier.
• You can feel disappointed and grateful at the same time; feeling both does not make you a bad person.
• Gratitude means noticing good things and saying thank you; grateful people tend to be happier and kinder.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «grateful» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.