thankfully

thank·ful (th

ngk

adj.

1. Aware and appreciative of a benefit; grateful.

2. Expressive of gratitude: a thankful smile.

thankful·ly adv.

thankful·ness n.

thankfully [ˈθæŋkfʊlɪ]

adv

1. showing gratitude or appreciation

2. Informal fortunately thankfully she was not injured

Usage: The use of thankfully to mean fortunately was formerly considered incorrect by many people, but has now become acceptable in informal contexts

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Adv.	1.	thankfully - in a thankful manner; with thanks; "he accepted thankfully my apologies" gratefully
	2.	thankfully - let us be thankful that; "thankfully he didn't come to the party"

Translations

thankfully [ˈθæŋkfəlɪ] ADV

1. (= fortunately) → gracias a Dios, afortunadamente
thankfully, someone had called the police → menos mal que alguien había llamado a la policía, gracias a Dios or afortunadamente, alguien había llamado a la policía
thankfully for my family, I wasn't hurt → afortunadamente or por suerte para mi familia, no resulté herido

2. (= gratefully) he accepted the drink thankfully → aceptó la bebida agradecido

thankfully [ˈθæŋkfʊli] adv

(= with relief) → avec soulagement
We sat down thankfully → Nous nous sommes assis avec soulagement.

(= fortunately) → heureusement
Thankfully, there were few victims → Il y eut fort heureusement peu de victimes.

(= gratefully) → avec reconnaissance

thankfully

adv → dankbar, voller Dankbarkeit; thankfully, no real harm has been done → zum Glück ist kein wirklicher Schaden entstanden; thankfully for my family I wasn’t hurt → zum Glück für meine Familie war ich unverletzt

thankfully [ˈθæŋkf/əlɪ] adv (gratefully) → con riconoscenza; (with relief) → con sollievo
thankfully there were few victims → grazie al cielo ci sono state poche vittime

Mentioned in	?		References in classic literature	?		Dictionary browser	?		Full browser	?
all right decline gratefully mercifully sentence adverb thank Thankly	With Mr Blifil's consent therefore he wrote the next morning to Mr Western, acquainting him that his nephew had very thankfully and gladly received the proposal, and would be ready to wait on the young lady, whenever she should be pleased to accept his visit. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context The remembrance of Rebecca was so vivid that their sister Aurelia's letter was something of a shock to the quiet, elderly spinsters of the brick house; for it said that Hannah could not possibly be spared for a few years yet, but that Rebecca would come as soon as she could be made ready; that the offer was most thankfully appreciated, and that the regular schooling and church privileges, as well as the influence of the Sawyer home, would doubtless be "the making of Rebecca" Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context Elizabeth most thankfully consented, and a servant was dispatched to Longbourn to acquaint the family with her stay and bring back a supply of clothes. Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context	Thamnophis sirtalis Thamyn than Thana thanage thanatoid thanatology thanatomania thanatophobia thanatopsis Thanatos Thane thanedom thanehood thaneship Thanet thangka Thanjavur thank thank offering thank you thank-offering thank-you thank-you-ma'am thankful thankfully thankfulness thankless thankless wretch Thankly thanks thanks! Thanksgive Thanksgiver thanksgiving Thanksgiving cactus Thanksgiving Day Thankworthiness thankworthy thankyou Thant Thapsus thar Thar Desert Tharms Tharos Tharp Thásos that that is to say that much	Thank You Very Very Much Thank You Very Very Very Much Thank You, Have A Nice Day Thank You, Lord Thank You, Partner Thank You, Thank You Very Much Thank You; Thank You Very Much Thank Your Lucky Stars thank yous thank-offering thank-offerings thank-you Thank-You Very Much thank-you-ma'am Thanka Thanka thanked thanked thanked kindly thanked kindly thanked lucky stars thankful thankful thankful Thankful (Album) Thankful (Album) thankful for small blessings Thankfullness Thankfullness Thankfullness thankfully thankfulness thankfulness thankfulness thankfulness Thankgiving Thankgiving Thankgiving Thankgiving thanking thanking thanking thanking thanking kindly thanking kindly thanking lucky stars thankless thankless thankless wretch thanklessly thanklessness thanklessness Thankly thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks a bunch Thanks A Lot Thanks A Lot in Advance

Mentioned in

References in classic literature

Dictionary browser

Full browser

all right
decline
gratefully
mercifully
sentence adverb
thank
Thankly

With Mr Blifil's consent therefore he wrote the next morning to Mr Western, acquainting him that his nephew had very thankfully and gladly received the proposal, and would be ready to wait on the young lady, whenever she should be pleased to accept his visit.

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context

The remembrance of Rebecca was so vivid that their sister Aurelia's letter was something of a shock to the quiet, elderly spinsters of the brick house; for it said that Hannah could not possibly be spared for a few years yet, but that Rebecca would come as soon as she could be made ready; that the offer was most thankfully appreciated, and that the regular schooling and church privileges, as well as the influence of the Sawyer home, would doubtless be "the making of Rebecca"

Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context

Elizabeth most thankfully consented, and a servant was dispatched to Longbourn to acquaint the family with her stay and bring back a supply of clothes.

Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context

thankfully playV2('en/US/st/stsfdodgsjsld5s5sgsfyhh5h5');playV2('en/UK/st/stsfdodgsjsld5s5sgsfyhh5h5')

thankfully