gratefully

/ˈɡɹeɪtfəɫi/ adv

In a grateful manner.

Word Origin Grateful combines Latin 'gratus' 'pleasing, thankful' with the English suffix '-ful' 'full of' and '-ly'. So grateful is 'full of thanks', and gratefully is the adverb. The root 'gratus' also gives us 'gratitude', 'ingrate', 'gracious', 'congratulate', and 'agree' (from ad- + gratus, to be pleasing to). The idea of pleasing thanks.

adv In a grateful manner.

She gratefully accepted the help offered by her neighbors.

(副词) 感激地;感谢地

她感激地接受了邻居们提供的帮助。

(adverbio) con gratitud; gratamente; con agradecimiento [Con gratitud.]

Aceptó con gratitud la ayuda ofrecida por sus vecinos.

(adverbe) avec gratitude; avec reconnaissance; reconnaissant [Avec reconnaissance ; en témoignant de la gratitude.]

Elle a gratefully accepté l'aide que ses voisins lui proposaient.

(Adverb) dankbar; erkenntlich [Mit Dankbarkeit oder Anerkennung; in einer Weise, die Dankbarkeit ausdrückt.]

Sie nahm die Hilfe ihrer Nachbarn **gratefully** an.

(副詞) 感謝して;ありがたく

彼女は隣人からの助けをありがたく受け入れた。

(advérbio) agradecidamente; com gratidão [De maneira grata; com gratidão.]

Ela aceitou com gratidão a ajuda oferecida pelos vizinhos.

Word parts: grate + ful + ly

Common collocations

receive verb accept verb say verb acknowledge verb sip verb into prep smile verb take verb drink verb offer subst help subst hand subst

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