thank
[ thangk ]
/ θæŋk /
verb (used with object)
to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to: She thanked them for their hospitality.
noun
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
thanks, (used as an informal expression of gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment).
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Idioms for thank
Origin of thank
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, thoughtfulness”; akin to think1
OTHER WORDS FROM thank
thanker, nounre·thank, verb (used with object)un·thanked, adjectiveun·thank·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for thank
thank
/ (θæŋk) /
verb (tr)
to convey feelings of gratitude to
to hold responsiblehe has his creditors to thank for his bankruptcy
used in exclamations of reliefthank goodness; thank God
I'll thank you to used ironically to intensify a command, request, etcI'll thank you to mind your own business
Word Origin for thank
Old English thancian; related to Old Frisian thankia, Old Norse thakka, Old Saxon, Old High German thancōn
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Idioms and Phrases with thank
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