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I would be grateful if

/aɪ wʊd biː ˈɡreɪtfl ɪf/

B1CEFR level
18/100Rarity: common
TechnicalRegister

Medicine phrase

A polite, formal opener for a request in a professional letter.

I would be grateful if you could review her medication.

Topic: Referral writing in Medical English

Business phrase

A formal, deferential way of introducing a request.

I would be grateful if you could forward the signed form to accounts by the end of the week.

Similar: I'd appreciate it if, kindly could you

Topic: Business email & meetings in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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