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# gratitude

«gratitude» in Mova's school dictionary: **The feeling of being thankful and wanting to show thanks…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (gratitude — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

The feeling of being thankful and wanting to show thanks for something good someone did or gave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratitude/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In lessons on wellbeing and manners: practising gratitude (noticing good things, saying thank you) can help people feel happier. Phrases: «show/express gratitude», «a gratitude journal», «with gratitude», «out of gratitude».

### examples

- She smiled with gratitude when we helped her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratitude/#x1)
- We wrote letters of gratitude to the nurses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratitude/#x2)
- Every night I write three things in my gratitude journal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratitude/#x3)
- He showed his gratitude by baking us a cake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratitude/#x4)
- Out of gratitude, the king gave the boy a reward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratitude/#x5)
- Gratitude can make you feel happier. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratitude/#x6)
- Then the man was full of gratitude. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratitude/#x7)

### note

Uncountable: no «a gratitude», no plural. Adjective: grateful (not «greatful»). Similar: thankfulness, thanks. Opposite: ingratitude.

### In the corpora

- [Presents are received with gratitude, and not every family can afford many presents.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/265-holidays-of-the-region/16/)
- [Getting lots of things doesn't make someone a bad person; gratitude, sharing and kindness matter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/491-rich-families-the-big-house-the-nanny-and-never-seeing-dad/38/)
- [Gratitude means noticing good things and saying thank you; grateful people tend to be happier and kinder.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/34-honesty-fairness-and-kindness/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «gratitude» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratitude/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.