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grateful
adjective
[ ˈɡreɪtfʊl ]
• feeling or showing an appreciation for something done or received.
• "I'm grateful to you for all your help"
Similar:
thankful
, filled with gratitude,
appreciative
,
indebted
, obliged, obligated, under obligation, in your debt,
beholden
,
Opposite:
ungrateful
,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from obsolete grate ‘pleasing, thankful’ (from Latin gratus ) + -ful.