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).

Idioms for thank

Origin of thank

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

OTHER WORDS FROM thank

thank·er, noun re·thank, verb (used with object) un·thanked, adjective un·thank·ing, adjective

Words nearby thank

thane, thaneship, thanet, thangka, thanjavur, thank, thank god, thank one's lucky stars, thank you, thank-you, thank-you-ma'am

British Dictionary definitions for thank god

thank
/ (θæŋk) /

verb (tr)

to convey feelings of gratitude to
to hold responsible he has his creditors to thank for his bankruptcy
used in exclamations of relief thank goodness; thank God
I'll thank you to used ironically to intensify a command, request, etc I'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

Idioms and Phrases with thank god (1 of 2)

thank God

Also, thank goodness or heaven. I'm grateful, as in Thank God you arrived safely, or We didn't, thank goodness, run out of food, or Thank heaven the book arrived on time. These ejaculations originally expressed gratitude to divine providence but today tend to be used in a more casual way. [c. 1200]

Idioms and Phrases with thank god (2 of 2)

thank