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grateful - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'grateful' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Grateful [ a.]
- Having a due sense of benefits received; kindly disposed toward one from whom a favor has been received; willing to acknowledge and repay, or give thanks for, benefits; as, a grateful heart.
- Affording pleasure; pleasing to the senses; gratifying; delicious; as, a grateful present; food grateful to the palate; grateful sleep.

Meaning of 'grateful' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . grateful [ a]
Meaning (1):
- feeling or showing gratitude
Example in sentence:
  • a grateful heart;
  • a thankful smile;
  • grateful for the tree's shade
2 . grateful [ s]
Meaning (2):
- affording comfort or pleasure
Example in sentence:
  • the grateful warmth of the fire