thank-you

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [thangk yoo]
- /θæŋk yu/
- /θæŋk juː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [thangk yoo]
- /θæŋk yu/

Definitions of thank-you word

adjective thank-you expressing one's gratitude or thanks: a thank-you note. 1
noun thank-you an expression of thanks, as by saying “thank you”: I never got so much as a thank-you for helping him. 1

See all 2 definitions of thank-you

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Origin of thank-you

First appearance:

before 1785

One of the 44% newest English words

1785-95 for def 2; noun and adj. use of verb phrase thank you

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Thank-you

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Thank-you

thank-you popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for thank-you

noun thank-you

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All 12 Synonyms of thank-you