thankful
Showing appreciation or gratitudeShowing appreciation or gratitude.
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» Being deeply thankful, he tried to express his thanks.
Zutiefst dankbar versuchte er seinen Dank auszudrücken. — Esperantostern
Он был очень благодарен и пытался это высказать. — JeNNeR
Він був дуже вдячний і намагався це висловити. — rozmaita
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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. — rozmaita
ruОн был очень благодарен и пытался это высказать. — JeNNeR
deZutiefst dankbar versuchte er seinen Dank auszudrücken. — Esperantostern
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. — Waldelfe
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
See also
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