thankfully
Fortunately, gratefullyFortunately, gratefully.
Recorded US: Speaker: Flame, not lame Recorder: Flame, not lame, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
» Thankfully, no one was injured in the fire.
Zum Glück hat sich bei dem Brand niemand verletzt. — Waldelfe
К счастью, при пожаре никто не пострадал. — Wezel
На щастя, ніхто не постраждав від пожежі. — Ahha
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Examples
57 sentencesThankfully, no one was injured in the fire.
На щастя, ніхто не постраждав від пожежі. — Ahha
ruК счастью, при пожаре никто не пострадал. — Wezel
deZum Glück hat sich bei dem Brand niemand verletzt. — Waldelfe
Thankfully, this doesn't happen often.
На щастя, таке буває нечасто. — deniko
ruК счастью, такое бывает нечасто. — marafon
deGlücklicherweise geschieht das nicht oft. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Thankfully, nobody was injured in the fire.
Meaning
2 sensesIn a thankful manner; giving 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
- in a thankful manner; with thanks
- let us be thankful that
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 |
|---|---|
| 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.