See Also: thankful(dictionary)
thankful(dictionary)

thankful (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: thancful, from thanc; THANKS2]
grateful and glad about something that has happened, especially because without it the situation would be much worse
thankful for
::I'll be thankful for a good night's sleep after the week I've had.
thankful (that)
::She was thankful that Chantal was there.
thankful to do sth
::I was thankful to make any sort of progress at all.
-- thankfulness n [U]
-see also be thankful for small mercies/favours at small 1 (13)