ingrate
ingrate · more ingrate · most ingrate
UngratefulUngrateful.
/ˈɪnɡɹeɪt/
» I always knew you were ingrates.
Я всегда знал, что вы неблагодарные.
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete, poetic)Ungrateful.
(obsolete)Unfriendly; unpleasant.
Examples
1 sentencesI always knew you were ingrates.
ruЯ всегда знал, что вы неблагодарные.
Origin
First attested in 1393, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English ingrat, from LatiFirst attested in 1393, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English ingrat, from Latin ingrātus (“disagreeable”), from in- (“not”) + grātus (“pleasing”). Cognate with French ingrat.
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Forms
more ingrate, most ingrate| Comparative | more ingrate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most ingrate Lesson |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form