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, adjectiveWords nearby thank
British Dictionary definitions for thanks to
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 thanks to (1 of 2)
thanks to
On account of, because of, as in Thanks to your help, we'll be done on time. This phrase alludes to gratitude being due to someone or something. It is also put negatively, no thanks to, meaning “without the benefit of help from,” as in We finally found your house, no thanks to the confusing map you drew. This usage, first recorded in 1633, is about a hundred years older than the first term, recorded only in 1737.
Idioms and Phrases with thanks to (2 of 2)
thank