有り難がる

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)

ありがたがる【有り難がる】

❶〔感謝する〕be grateful ((to a person for a thing))

彼は妻の心遣いをとても有り難がった
He was very thankful [grateful] to his wife for her thoughtfulness.／He greatly appreciated his wife's thoughtfulness.

❷〔もったいながる〕

彼の説教はあまり有り難がられなかった
No one thought much of his sermon.

出典　小学館「プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)」