adj · neutral
grateful
/ˈɡreɪtfəl/GRA·te·ful
Band 5-6speakingtask2
feeling or showing thanks because someone has done something kind or helpful
Examples
“I'm really grateful to my teachers for their advice.”
“She was grateful for the community's support after the flood.”
“They felt grateful to the volunteers who worked all weekend.”
Band 8 sentence
“I felt genuinely grateful for the scholarship, which allowed me to study abroad and broaden my academic horizons.”
Collocations
- grateful for
- grateful to
- feel grateful
Word family
grateful adjgratefully advgratefulness noungratitude nounungrateful adjungratefully adv
Common mistakes
I'm grateful with you.→I'm grateful to you.
I am grateful you help me.→I am grateful for your help.
Say it for a higher band
5thanks→6thankful→7+grateful
Synonyms
thankful
Easily confused
thankful
“She was grateful to her mentor for the valuable advice.”
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In -ful / -less
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