gratitude

«gratitude» in Mova's school dictionary: The feeling of being thankful and wanting to show thanks… — 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

noun (gratitude — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

The feeling of being thankful and wanting to show thanks for something good someone did or gave. tree →

sense in the lessons

In lessons on wellbeing and manners: practising gratitude (noticing good things, saying thank you) can help people feel happier. Phrases: «show/express gratitude», «a gratitude journal», «with gratitude», «out of gratitude».

examples

• She smiled with gratitude when we helped her. tree →
• We wrote letters of gratitude to the nurses. tree →
• Every night I write three things in my gratitude journal. tree →
• He showed his gratitude by baking us a cake. tree →
• Out of gratitude, the king gave the boy a reward. tree →
• Gratitude can make you feel happier. tree →
• Then the man was full of gratitude. tree →

note

Uncountable: no «a gratitude», no plural. Adjective: grateful (not «greatful»). Similar: thankfulness, thanks. Opposite: ingratitude.

In the corpora

• Presents are received with gratitude, and not every family can afford many presents.
• Getting lots of things doesn't make someone a bad person; gratitude, sharing and kindness matter.
• 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 «gratitude» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.