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to thank

to thank

1.0
Tell someone you are grateful for what they did
  • verb
  • /θæŋk/
translation icon : agradecer
  • - Oh my God, thank you so much!
  • thank God
  • want to thank
  • wish to thank

And rarely, rarely will they thank anyone else for their efforts.

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Examples

  • Yeah, thank you so much.

  • I'm Justin and I want to thank the people who made my sweater.

  • I would like to thank my mom.

  • So from the bottom of my heart, thank you again.

  • I just want to say thank you for that.

  • Let's put our hands together and thank our amazing people.

  • And I also want to thank you, our members, for your support and dedication.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The authors wish to thank the Institute of Museum and Library Services for supporting this study.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Thank you, everyone, for coming to my traditional Crashenfest meal.

  • I would like to thank my mom for all her support.

Synonyms

to appreciate
vsto thank
3.2

To feel grateful for someone or something

focuses on actively showing gratitude rather than valuing internally
to acknowledge
vsto thank
72 3.5

To say thank you for help or support

is about expressing gratitude rather than primarily noting or recognizing
to give thanks
vsto thank
56 1.4

To show you are grateful, often in words or prayer

is broader and applies to many ways of showing appreciation
to mahalo
vsto thank
  • US
9.9

To say thank you to someone

is the general act of showing appreciation in many forms
to gratias agere
vsto thank
  • Literature
9.9

To thank someone in a formal way

is the everyday and general way to show appreciation rather than formal wording

Idioms

1.0

Words said to show you feel grateful

10 6.7

Feel very glad because something lucky happened

Compounds

1.0

A polite phrase people say to show they feel grateful

A gift people give to show they are grateful, often in a religious ceremony

How Grateful

to thank
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Surface Forms

thank infinitive
thanked past
thanked past participle
thanking present participle
thanks third person singular

Etymology

Thank comes from the old English word þanc, which meant 'thought' or 'good thought'. It is related to the modern word think, so to thank someone is like showing a kind thought about what they did.