{
    "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."
}