thankfully
In a thankful manner; giving thanksIn a thankful manner; giving thanks.
» Thankfully, no one was injured in the fire.
Zum Glück hat sich bei dem Brand niemand verletzt.
К счастью, при пожаре никто не пострадал.
На щастя, ніхто не постраждав від пожежі.
Meaning
2 sensesIn a thankful manner; giving thanks.
in a thankful manner; with thanks
(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 sentencesThankfully, 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.
Thankfully, this doesn't happen often.
На щастя, таке буває нечасто.
ruК счастью, такое бывает нечасто.
deGlücklicherweise geschieht das nicht oft.
Thankfully, nobody was injured in the fire.
Thankfully, the weather was nice and we were able to eat outside.
Thankfully, Tom respected my decision.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English thankfully, thankefully, þonkfulliche, from Old English þancfullīċe, eFrom Middle English thankfully, thankefully, þonkfulliche, from Old English þancfullīċe, equivalent to thankful + -ly.
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Forms
more thankfully, most thankfully| Comparative | more thankfully Lesson |
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| Superlative | most thankfully |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- in a thankful manner; with thanks:gratefully
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb