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thankfully

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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.

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"
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 policemenos 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 hurtafortunadamente or por suerte para mi familia, no resulté herido
2. (= gratefully) he accepted the drink thankfullyaceptó 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
advdankbar, voller Dankbarkeit; thankfully, no real harm has been donezum Glück ist kein wirklicher Schaden entstanden; thankfully for my family I wasn’t hurtzum Glück für meine Familie war ich unverletzt
thankfully [ˈθæŋkflɪ] adv (gratefully) → con riconoscenza; (with relief) → con sollievo
thankfully there were few victims → grazie al cielo ci sono state poche vittime
thankfully [ˈθæŋkflɪ] adv (gratefully) → con riconoscenza; (with relief) → con sollievo
thankfully there were few victims → grazie al cielo ci sono state poche vittime


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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 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"
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.
 
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