- present tense form of thank (3rd person singular).
thanks
Britishplural noun
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an expression of appreciation or gratitude or an acknowledgment of services or favours given
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because of
thanks to him we lost the match
interjection
Explanation
Thanks means gratitude or recognition in response to someone acting in a kind or generous way. If your favorite teacher retires, you might throw a big party for her as a way of giving thanks. Thanks is also common shorthand for "thank you," so you can say, "Thanks for helping me shovel snow this morning" or "No thanks, I'm not a fan of fudge." You may hear it used sarcastically, too: "Thanks a lot for pulling my chair out from under me." And thanks to means "as a result of" or "with the help of." Thanks to your good study habits, you're learning a lot of new vocabulary words!
Example Sentences
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World Cup favourites France book their quarter-final place thanks to Kylian Mbappe's second-half penalty, which proves enough to help them past a stubborn Paraguay side in Philadelphia.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026
Rose Schoenfeld, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, said temperatures should be five to 10 degrees above normal for this time of year thanks to a high-pressure system building up over the region.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2026
And a week on from Ben Stokes' international retirement and a Test series defeat by New Zealand, the home side got a much-needed win thanks to their own rising star in 22-year-old Bethell.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
There, he inherited a feel-good story: Britain’s second-largest city was enjoying a turnaround after years of deindustrialization thanks to a more active local government and rush of private investment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026
The Incorrigibles had become expert at spending their days wisely, all thanks to an invention they called “the to-doawoo list.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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