thank-you
[ thangk-yoo ]
/ ˈθæŋkˌyu /
adjective
expressing one's gratitude or thanks: a thank-you note.
noun
an expression of thanks, as by saying “thank you”: I never got so much as a thank-you for helping him.
Origin of thank-you
1785–95
for def 2; noun and adj. use of verb phrase
thank you
Words nearby thank-you
thanjavur,
thank,
thank god,
thank one's lucky stars,
thank you,
thank-you,
thank-you-ma'am,
thankee,
thankful,
thankfully,
thankless
Definition for thank you (2 of 2)
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).
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, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for thank you (1 of 2)
thank you
interjection, noun
a conventional expression of gratitude
British Dictionary definitions for thank you (2 of 2)
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 you
thank