thankful
Showing appreciation or gratitudeShowing appreciation or gratitude.
» Being deeply thankful, he tried to express his thanks.
Zutiefst dankbar versuchte er seinen Dank auszudrücken.
Он был очень благодарен и пытался это высказать.
Він був дуже вдячний і намагався це висловити.
Meaning
2 sensesShowing appreciation or gratitude.
I'm thankful that you helped me out today. How can I ever repay you?
feeling or showing gratitude
(obsolete)Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.
dankbar
благода́рныйblagodárnyj, призна́тельныйpriznátelʹnyj
вдя́чнийvdjáčnyj
Examples
142 sentencesBeing deeply thankful, he tried to express his thanks.
Він був дуже вдячний і намагався це висловити.
ruОн был очень благодарен и пытался это высказать.
deZutiefst dankbar versuchte er seinen Dank auszudrücken.
We have reason to be thankful.
What's something that you're thankful for?
Be thankful for what you've got.
You should be thankful for that.
deDu solltest dankbar dafür sein.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English thankful, from Old English þancful, þancfull (“thoughtful, pleasing, aFrom Middle English thankful, from Old English þancful, þancfull (“thoughtful, pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, thankful, grateful”), equivalent to thank + -ful. Compare Old High German undankfol (“unthankful, ungrateful”).
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Forms
more thankful, most thankful| Comparative | more thankful Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most thankful Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- feeling or showing gratitude:grateful
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
3 patterns- be thankful for
- thankful for the
- thankful for that