BE GRATEFUL / THANKFUL FOR SMALL MERCIES

Meaning of BE GRATEFUL / THANKFUL FOR SMALL MERCIES in English

to be happy that a situation that is bad is not as bad as it could have been :

Well, at least you weren't hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SMALL — I. small 1 S1 W1 /smɔːl $ smɒːl/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative smaller , superlative smallest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THANKFUL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB very ▪ At first I was very thankful to be alive. PHRASES FROM OTHER …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRATEFUL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES eternally grateful (= very grateful ) ▪ I’ll be eternally grateful to you for this. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THANKFUL — grat (-itá), mersiosi
English interlingue dictionary
THANKFUL — mapasalamaton
English-Visayan vocabulary
THANKFUL — adjective Date: before 12th century conscious of benefit received , expressive of thanks , well pleased ; glad , ~ness …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SMALL — I. ˈsmȯl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English smal, from Old English smæl; akin to Old High German smal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THANKFUL — -kfəl adjective ( sometimes thankfuller sometimes thankfullest ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thancful thoughtful, contented, thankful, from thanc …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MERCIES — plural of mercy
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRATEFUL — ˈgrātfəl adjective ( sometimes gratefuller sometimes gratefullest ) Etymology: obsolete English grate pleasing, thankful (from Latin gratus pleasing, beloved, worthy …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THANKFUL — (a.) Impressed with a sense of kindness received, and ready to acknowledge it; grateful.
Английский словарь Webster
THANKFUL — (a.) Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.
Английский словарь Webster
MERCIES — (pl. ) of Mercy
Английский словарь Webster
GRATEFUL — (a.) Affording pleasure; pleasing to the senses; gratifying; delicious; as, a grateful present; food grateful to the palate; grateful sleep.
Английский словарь Webster
GRATEFUL — (a.) Having a due sense of benefits received; kindly disposed toward one from whom a favor has been received; willing …
Английский словарь Webster
THANKFUL — ( a. ) Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THANKFUL — ( a. ) Impressed with a sense of kindness received, and ready to acknowledge it; grateful.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MERCIES — ( pl. ) of Mercy
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GRATEFUL — ( a. ) Having a due sense of benefits received; kindly disposed toward one from whom a favor has been …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GRATEFUL — ( a. ) Affording pleasure; pleasing to the senses; gratifying; delicious; as, a grateful present; food grateful to the palate; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THANKFUL — — thankfully , adv. — thankfulness , n. /thangk"feuhl/ , adj. feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative. [ bef. 900; ME; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SMALL — — smallness , n. /smawl/ , adj., smaller, smallest , adv., smaller, smallest , n. adj. 1. of limited size; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRATEFUL — — gratefully , adv. — gratefulness , n. /grayt"feuhl/ , adj. 1. warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THANKFUL — adj. grateful, obliged, appreciative
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SMALL — I. ˈsmȯl adjective Etymology: Middle English smal, from Old English smæl; akin to Old High German smal small, Greek mēlon …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THANKFUL — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. : conscious of benefit received for what we are about to receive make us …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRATEFUL — adjective Etymology: obsolete grate pleasing, thankful, from Latin gratus — more at grace Date: 1552 1. a. : appreciative of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THANKFUL — adj obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy. 2. thankful ·adj impressed with a sense of kindness received, and ready to acknowledge …
Webster English vocab
SMALL — vt to make little or less. 2. small ·adv not loudly; faintly; timidly. 3. small ·noun smallclothes. 4. small ·noun …
Webster English vocab
MERCIES — pl of mercy.
Webster English vocab
GRATEFUL — adj affording pleasure; pleasing to the senses; gratifying; delicious; as, a grateful present; food grateful to the palate; grateful sleep. …
Webster English vocab
THANKFUL — ■ adjective 1》 pleased and relieved. 2》 expressing gratitude. Derivatives ~ness noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
THANKFUL — [thank.ful] adj (bef. 12c) 1: conscious of benefit received "for what we are about to receive make us truly ~" …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SMALL — [small] adj [ME smal, fr. OE smael; akin to OHG smal small, Gk melon small domestic animal] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THANKFUL — thankful BrE AmE ˈθæŋk f ə l -fʊl ▷ thankful|ly ‿i ▷ thankful|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SMALL — small BrE AmE smɔːl smɑːl ▷ smaller ˈsmɔːl ə AmE - ə r ˈsmɑːl- ▷ smallest ˈsmɔːl ɪst -əst ˈsmɑːl- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GRATEFUL — grateful BrE AmE ˈɡreɪt f ə l -fʊl ▷ grateful|ly ‿i ▷ grateful|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THANKFUL — / ˈθæŋkfl; NAmE / adjective [ not usually before noun ] thankful (for sth) | thankful (to do sth) | …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SMALL — / smɔːl; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective ( small·er , small·est ) NOT LARGE 1. not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRATEFUL — / ˈgreɪtfl; NAmE / adjective 1. grateful (to sb) (for sth) | grateful (to do sth) | grateful (that ... …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THANKFUL — thank ‧ ful /ˈθæŋkf ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [not before noun] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ thanks , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRATEFUL — grate ‧ ful S3 W3 /ˈɡreɪtf ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ gratitude ≠ ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THANKFUL — adj. 1 grateful, pleased. 2 (of words or acts) expressive of thanks. øøthankfulness n. [OE thancful (as THANK, -FUL)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SMALL — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 not large or big. 2 slender; thin. 3 not great in importance, amount, number, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GRATEFUL — adj. 1 thankful; feeling or showing gratitude (am grateful to you for helping). 2 pleasant, acceptable. øøgratefully adv. gratefulness n. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THANKFUL — adj. 1 grateful, pleased. 2 (of words or acts) expressive of thanks. thankfulness n. [ OE thancful (as THANK, -FUL) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SMALL — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 not large or big. 2 slender; thin. 3 not great in importance, amount, number, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GRATEFUL — adj. 1 thankful; feeling or showing gratitude (am grateful to you for helping). 2 pleasant, acceptable. gratefully adv. gratefulness n. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THANKFUL — adj.1 grateful, pleased. 2 (of words or acts) expressive of thanks. Derivatives: thankfulness n. Etymology: OE thancful (as THANK, -FUL)
Oxford English vocab
SMALL — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. not large or big. 2 slender; thin. 3 not great in importance, amount, number, …
Oxford English vocab
GRATEFUL — adj.1 thankful; feeling or showing gratitude (am grateful to you for helping). 2 pleasant, acceptable. Derivatives: gratefully adv. gratefulness n. …
Oxford English vocab
THANKFUL — When you are thankful , you are very happy and relieved that something has happened. Most of the time I’m …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SMALL — ( smaller, smallest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A small person, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRATEFUL — If you are grateful for something that someone has given you or done for you, you have warm, friendly feelings …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THANKFUL — When you are ~, you are very happy and relieved that something has happened. Most of the time I’m just …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SMALL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a big/large/wide/small mouth ▪ He had a big nose and a big mouth. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THANKFUL — [adjective]I was thankful (= pleased or grateful) that the meeting didn't last long, because I had a train to catch. …
Cambridge English vocab
SMALL — (LACKING IMPORTANCE) [adjective] -er, -est - not having much importance or effectTalking to her makes me feel small (= unimportant …
Cambridge English vocab
GRATEFUL — [adjective] - showing or expressing thanks, esp. to another personI'm so grateful (to you) for all that you've done.If you …
Cambridge English vocab

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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