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What is correct grateful or greatful?
We’ll do you a solid and tell you that “grateful” is the correct word and greatful is actually a common misspelling. Grateful has its word origins in Latin gratus, which means ‘for thanks’.
What means grateful?
Definition of grateful 1a : appreciative of benefits received. b : expressing gratitude grateful thanks. 2a : affording pleasure or contentment : pleasing. b : pleasing by reason of comfort supplied or discomfort alleviated.
Is grateful and thankful same?
The Oxford Dictionary defines the word grateful as “showing an appreciation of kindness.” This is where the difference lies; being thankful is a feeling, and being grateful is an action. It’s easy for us to look around the Thanksgiving dinner table and say that we are thankful.
What is a good sentence for grateful?
We’re very grateful for your hospitality. I’m very grateful for your help. I am very grateful to you for what you’ve done for my family. His employer was sincerely grateful for his cooperation.
How do you use grateful and greatful?
It’s rare that a matter of grammar or spelling is so straightforward, but with grateful and greatful it is. And I, for one, am grateful for this straightforwardness, which can be summed up this way: Never use greatful. Remember, greatful is not a word so it has no meaning.
Why is it grateful instead of Greatful?
Greatful is an incorrect spelling of grateful. People who use this word think it means to feel thankful for something, but are mixing it up with the spelling of great. Grateful is an adjective that is synonymous with thankful and appreciative.
Is grateful a feeling?
So the easy answer is that gratitude is both an emotion and a feeling. As with other emotions, gratitude can also become a trait. When it describes someone who is always grateful, it becomes an adjective, which means that the person is often feeling and expressing this state.
How do you say you are grateful?
Be sure to take the time to relay your gratitude.
- I appreciate your help.
- I am grateful for your help.
- I am so very grateful for your time.
- Thank you for such a wonderful contribution.
- Thank you for taking the time.
- Thank you for taking the trouble to help me.
- Thank you for all the help!
How do you say I’m so grateful?
For those times where a simple, heartfelt reminder of your gratitude is all that’s needed, these will do the trick:
- I appreciate what you did.
- Thank you for thinking of me.
- Thank you for your time today.
- I value and respect your opinion.
- I am so thankful for what you did.
- I wanted to take the time to thank you.
What does forever grateful mean?
used for emphasizing that something will continue for a very long time. eternally grateful: We’d be eternally grateful if you could help. Synonyms and related words.
What is it grateful and not greatful?
What is grateful heart?
A Grateful Heart is a loving heart. A heart often becomes grateful because it has experience in being ungrateful. It has become a grateful heart because it has realized there is much to be grateful for despite life’s trials and difficult times.
What’s another way to say I’m grateful?
In this page you can discover 38 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for grateful, like: thankful, appreciative, grateful, pleasing, good, pleasant, indebted, beholden, satisfying, obliged and unappreciative.