thank you
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- noun
- /θæŋk ju/
- Welcome to the farm and thank you for choosing us.
- a special thank you
- extend a thank you
Examples
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And I also want to thank you, our members, for your support and dedication.
Academic text (2011) -
Thank you very much and thank you for your help.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, Thank you.
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And we just thank you so much for that.
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And may I say thank you for watching this video.
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I hope that you enjoyed it and thank you so much for watching.
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Steve, I have to thank you.
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I'm grateful and thank you for your kind words.
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Sorry about the delay in responding, but I wish to thank you for your words of wisdom.
Academic text (2013) -
I wanted to thank you for helping me with my project.
Synonyms
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Words you say or write to show you are grateful
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A friendly informal word used to thank someone, say goodbye, and to make a toast before drinking
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To say thank you in a short informal way in Britain
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A Spanish word used to say thank you
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A French word used to say thank you
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An Italian word used to say thank you
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A short informal form of thank you used in casual speech or messages
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An informal way to say thank you that comes from German and is used in English conversation
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An informal way of saying thank you very much
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A casual Japanese word meaning thanks
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A friendly old word people say to show they are grateful
An informal British way to say thank you very much
To say thank you to someone
How Grateful
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Surface Forms
Morphology
thank + you
The meaning 'to express gratitude' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'thank' (to express thanks) with 'you' (the addressee); the phrase simply performs the speech act signalled by its parts. This construction is conventionalized but compositional and has clear cross-linguistic equivalents, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Thank you comes from saying 'I thank you' or 'I give you thanks' in full; imagine handing someone a small gift to show thanks, and the short phrase became the easy way to show 'thanks'.