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thank

[ thangk ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to:

    She thanked them for their hospitality.



noun

  1. Usually thanks. a grateful feeling or acknowledgment of a benefit, favor, or the like, expressed by words or otherwise:

    to return a borrowed book with thanks.

interjection

  1. thanks, (used as an informal expression of gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment).

thank

/ θæŋ°ì /

verb

  1. to convey feelings of gratitude to
  2. to hold responsible

    he has his creditors to thank for his bankruptcy

  3. used in exclamations of relief

    thank God

    thank goodness

  4. I'll thank you to
    used ironically to intensify a command, request, etc

    I'll thank you to mind your own business

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  • ³Ù³ó²¹²Ô°ìİù noun
  • °ù±ð·³Ù³ó²¹²Ô°ì verb (used with object)
  • ³Ü²Ô·³Ù³ó²¹²Ô°ì±ð»å adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·³Ù³ó²¹²Ô°ìi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thank1

First recorded before 900; Middle English (noun) “favorable thought, goodwill, gratitude,†(in singular and plural) expression of thanks; Old English thanc (in singular) expression of thanks, originally, “thought, thoughtfulnessâ€; akin to think 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thank1

Old English thancian; related to Old Frisian thankia, Old Norse thakka, Old Saxon, Old High German ³Ù³ó²¹²Ô³¦Å²Ô
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. have oneself to thank, to be personally to blame; have the responsibility:

    The citizens have only themselves to thank for corruption in government.

  2. no thanks to, (used to express annoyance) not owing to:

    I caught my flight after all, no thanks to you.

  3. thank God, (used as an interjection to express relief, thankfulness, etc.) Also thank goodness, thank heaven.
  4. thank you, (used as an interjection to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment, as for a gift, favor, service, or courtesy).
  5. thanks to, (used to express gratitude or blame) because of; owing to:

    Thanks to good organization and hard work, the benefit concert was a great success.

    The case went poorly thanks to the lawyer's incompetence.

More idioms and phrases containing thank

  • give thanks for small blessings
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Example Sentences

He added: "I want to thank witnesses who have come forward so far and would urge anyone who witnessed the incident or has information that can help our enquiry to please come forward."

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Greene thanked the Lib Dem conference for the "incredible reception" and joked that it was "double the size" of the Scottish Conservative conference.

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This is happening at a time when those on fixed budgets could be hit with higher prices for consumer goods thanks to Trump’s tariffs, and may see their nest eggs threatened by stock market volatility.

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The couple thanked people on Teesside who supported them through their ordeal and lobbied MPs and the Foreign Office for support.

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De Veer’s version of the theme eventually made it on-air for the inaugural season of “White Lotus†in 2021 and — thanks in part to its famous warbled war cries — quickly became a hit among fans.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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