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

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

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, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for thank

I 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|DAILY BEAST
We thanked them on stage for saving our asses and supporting indie music.
How Much Money Does a Band Really Make on Tour?|Jack Conte|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I thanked him and told him not to worry about himself, or us, and that I loved him.
The Queer Genius of Film Director Derek Jarman|Tim Teeman|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She thanked everyone for the outpouring of love and concern that had been shown toward her and Cooper.
I Was There: Inside Joan Rivers’ Funeral|Tim Teeman|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I thanked them for their loyalty and all the innovation and expertise they brought to the Expedition through the years.
From Havana to Hero: Diana Nyad’s 35-Year Quest|Diana Nyad|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet she looked toward Appenzelder, who had thanked her for her appearance as if she had done him a great favour.
Barbara Blomberg, Complete|Georg Ebers
Hermione said few words to me, but a glance now and then thanked me for being with them.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XXVI., December, 1880.|Various
I thanked him for his information and advise and gave him a knife with which he appeared to be much gratifyed.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark|Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Blondine thanked Bonne-Biche tenderly for all these details.
Old French Fairy Tales|Comtesse de Sgur
Lydia, relieved of a disagreeable suspicion that her usually faultless footman must be drunk, thanked him and went up-stairs.
Cashel Byron's Profession|George Bernard Shaw

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

thank

In addition to the idioms beginning with thank

thank God
thank one's lucky stars
thanks to

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give thanks for small blessings

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