Meaning

2 senses
  1. In a thankful manner; giving thanks.

    in a thankful manner; with thanks

  2. (proscribed, sometimes)Fortunately, gratefully.

    I was almost late for work, but thankfully there wasn't much traffic on the roads.

    Gott sei Dank, glücklich

    сла́ва бо́гуsláva bógu

Examples

57 sentences
  1. Thankfully, no one was injured in the fire.

    На щастя, ніхто не постраждав від пожежі.

    ruК счастью, при пожаре никто не пострадал.

    deZum Glück hat sich bei dem Brand niemand verletzt.

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  2. Thankfully, this doesn't happen often.

    На щастя, таке буває нечасто.

    ruК счастью, такое бывает нечасто.

    deGlücklicherweise geschieht das nicht oft.

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  3. Thankfully, nobody was injured in the fire.

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  4. Thankfully, the weather was nice and we were able to eat outside.

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  5. Thankfully, Tom respected my decision.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
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Deutsch
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fortunately:

Origin

From Middle English thankfully, thankefully, þonkfulliche, from Old English þancfullīċe, e

From Middle English thankfully, thankefully, þonkfulliche, from Old English þancfullīċe, equivalent to thankful + -ly.

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Forms

more thankfully, most thankfully
Comparativemore thankfully Lesson
Superlativemost thankfully

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedthankful
Derivedfangfully

See also

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