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thankful

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thank·ful  (thngkfl)
adj.
1. Aware and appreciative of a benefit; grateful.
2. Expressive of gratitude: a thankful smile.
thankful·ly adv.
thankful·ness n.
thankful
Adjective
grateful and appreciative
thankfully adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.thankful - feeling or showing gratitude; "a grateful heart"; "grateful for the tree's shade"; "a thankful smile"
grateful
thankful
adjective grateful, pleased, relieved, obliged, in (someone's) debt, indebted, appreciative, beholden << OPPOSITE ungrateful
Translations
thankful [ˈθæŋkful] adj thankful for → agradecido (por)
thankful [ˈθæŋkful] adj thankful (for) → reconnaissant(e) (de);
thankful for/that (= relieved) → soulagé(e) de/que
thankful [ˈθæŋkful] thank adj thankful (for/that) → dankbar (für/, dass)
thankful [ˈθæŋkful] adj thankful (for) → riconoscente (per);
thankful for/that (= relieved) → sollevato(a) da/dal fatto che


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And if you can't do that, you'll put up with considerable less; you'll go anywhere you CAN go, just so as to get away, and be thankful of the chance, too.
Tom Sawyer Detective by Twain, Mark View in context
She's well- mannered, too; she didn't ask for anything, and was thankful for whatever she got.
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context
Both to Captain Fitz Roy and to all the Officers of the Beagle [1] I shall ever feel most thankful for the undeviating kindness with which I was treated during our long voyage.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
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