🇬🇧 Thankfully meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

"Thankfully" is a word you use when you feel happy, relieved, or grateful that something good happened, especially after you were worried. It’s often at the beginning of a sentence, like, "Thankfully, the rain stopped." It’s a way of saying, "I’m so glad that happened!" or "Phew, that was close, but it turned out okay."

Thankfully, the dog ate the broccoli I “dropped,” saving me from vegetable doom.

Thankfully, I remembered to mute myself before my tummy made that “dying whale” sound on the video call.

Thankfully, my little brother stopped singing before the windows cracked.

Thankfully, my hair decided to obey the comb today and not look like lightning hit it.

Thankfully, the spider in my room was just a fuzzy sock doing a very bad spider impression.

A child dropped a glass bird on the porch. Thankfully the bird landed on a soft rug, thankfully no cracks showed, thankfully the child did not cry, thankfully the dog did not bark and knock more things, thankfully the bird’s wing bent back and the child hugged it tight and smiled.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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