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thanks

thank
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [thangk]
    • /θæŋk/
    • /θæŋks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thangk]
    • /θæŋk/

Definitions of thanks word

  • verb with object thanks to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to: She thanked them for their hospitality. 1
  • noun thanks 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 thanks 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 thanks no thanks to, (used to express annoyance) not owing to: I caught my flight after all, no thanks to you. 1
  • idioms thanks thank God, (used as an interjection to express relief, thankfulness, etc.) Also, thank goodness, thank heaven. 1
  • idioms thanks 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
See all 11 definitions of thanks

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Origin of thanks

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 Thanks

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Thanks

thanks 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".

thanks usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for thanks

noun thanks

  • acknowledgment — An acknowledgment is a statement or action which recognizes that something exists or is true.
  • appreciation — Appreciation of something is the recognition and enjoyment of its good qualities.
  • benedicite — (esp in Christian religious orders) a blessing or grace
  • benediction — A benediction is a kind of Christian prayer.
  • benedictus — a short canticle beginning Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini in Latin and Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord in English

interj thanks

  • gracias — (Spanish, colloquial) thank you.
  • merci — (French, colloquial) thank you.

interjection thanks

All 20 Synonyms of thanks

Antonyms for thanks

noun thanks

  • answerability — liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
  • impeachment — the impeaching of a public official before an appropriate tribunal.
  • inculpation — to charge with fault; blame; accuse.
  • objurgation — to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
All 4 Antonyms of thanks

Top questions with thanks

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Related words

  • million

    a cardinal number, a thousand times one thousand.
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