thank
to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to: She thanked them for their hospitality.
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.
thanks, (used as an informal expression of gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment).
Idioms about thank
have oneself to thank, to be personally to blame; have the responsibility: The citizens have only themselves to thank for corruption in government.
no thanks to, (used to express annoyance) not owing to: I caught my flight after all, no thanks to you.
thank God, (used as an interjection to express relief, thankfulness, etc.): Also thank goodness, thank heaven .
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.
thank you, (used as an interjection to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment, as for a gift, favor, service, or courtesy).
Origin of thank
1Other words from thank
- thanker, noun
- re·thank, verb (used with object)
- un·thanked, adjective
- un·thank·ing, adjective
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How to use thank in a sentence
In 2012, the Kazakh foreign minister actually thanked Baron Cohen for making the movie.
When Countries Lose Their Shit Over American Movies | Asawin Suebsaeng | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI thanked him, sat down on the sofa, and sipped it through the straw.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything | Liz Seccuro | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe thanked them on stage for saving our asses and supporting indie music.
Fittingly, Booker spent the rest of the day on Twitter, where he personally thanked individual voters for their support.
I thanked him and told him not to worry about himself, or us, and that I loved him.
Being a mild sort of person, Mr. Meadow Mouse thanked Mrs. Robin politely, both for the message and for the advice.p.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyAnd then she and Rosemary thanked him separately, for each individual thing he had given.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonHe thanked heaven she had left the neighborhood, and was equally thankful that he did not know where she had gone.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThe king heartily pledged him, thanked him for his good cheer, and departed undiscovered.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousLawrence thanked him and was ready to start when the escort, which consisted of a sergeant and five men, made their appearance.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. Dunn
British Dictionary definitions for thank
/ (θæŋk) /
to convey feelings of gratitude to
to hold responsible: he has his creditors to thank for his bankruptcy
used in exclamations of relief: thank goodness; thank God
I'll thank you to used ironically to intensify a command, request, etc: I'll thank you to mind your own business
Origin of thank
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with thank
In addition to the idioms beginning with thank
- thank God
- thank one's lucky stars
- thanks to
also see:
- give thanks for small blessings
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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