thanking

thank

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [thangk]
- /θæŋk/
- /θæŋk/

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

Definitions of thanking word

verb with object thanking to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to: She thanked them for their hospitality. 1
noun thanking 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. 1
idioms thanking have oneself to thank, to be personally to blame; have the responsibility: The citizens have only themselves to thank for corruption in government. 1
idioms thanking no thanks to, (used to express annoyance) not owing to: I caught my flight after all, no thanks to you. 1
idioms thanking thank God, (used as an interjection to express relief, thankfulness, etc.) Also, thank goodness, thank heaven. 1
idioms thanking 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. 1

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Origin of thanking

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English: favorable thought, goodwill, gratitude, (in singular and plural) expression of thanks; Old English thanc (in singular) expression of thanks, orig., thought, thoughtfulness; (v.) Middle English thanken, Old English thancian (cognate with Dutch, German danken); akin to think1

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Parts of speech for Thanking

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Thanking

thanking popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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

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