grateful
adjective
feeling that you want to thank someone because they have given you something or have done something for you
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gratitude
noun
a feeling of being grateful to someone because they have given you something or have done something for you
thankful
adjective
grateful for something, or pleased that something unpleasant is no longer happening or did not happen
be glad of something
to be grateful to have something
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a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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