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{
"term": "grateful",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "feeling or showing thanks because somebody has done something kind for you or has done as you asked",
"sensetop": "grateful to somebodygrateful for somethinggrateful to somebody for somethinggrateful to do somethinggrateful (that…)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Thank you for doing this. I really am so grateful."
},
{
"text": "We are very grateful to all those who contributed.",
"contextForm": "grateful to somebody"
},
{
"text": "She said she was grateful for the support shown by the community.",
"contextForm": "grateful for something"
},
{
"text": "I am extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help.",
"contextForm": "grateful to somebody for something"
},
{
"text": "She seems to think I should be grateful to have a job at all.",
"contextForm": "grateful to do something"
},
{
"text": "He was grateful that she didn't tell his parents about the incident.",
"contextForm": "grateful (that…)"
},
{
"text": "Grateful thanks are due to the following people for their help…"
},
{
"text": "Kate gave him a grateful smile."
},
{
"text": "I am more than grateful for their generous response."
},
{
"text": "I'll be forever grateful for your help."
},
{
"text": "I'm eternally grateful that we managed to go there before the war."
},
{
"text": "I'm immensely grateful to you for your support."
},
{
"text": "I'm just grateful the injury is not as bad as we'd feared."
},
{
"text": "We are deeply grateful to you and your family."
},
{
"text": "Rebecca gave him a grateful look."
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings", "Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "really", "very"],
"preposition": ["for", "to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "used to make a request, especially in a letter or in a formal situation",
"sensetop": "grateful for something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**I would be grateful if you could** send the completed form back as soon as possible."
},
{
"text": "I would be most grateful if you would keep this matter confidential."
},
{
"text": "We would be grateful for any information you can give us.",
"contextForm": "grateful for something"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɡreɪtfl/",
"audio": "gr/grateful/grateful__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɡreɪtfl/",
"audio": "gr/grateful/grateful__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from obsolete grate ‘pleasing, thankful’ (from Latin gratus) + -ful."
}