to give thanks
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1.4
- phrasal verb
- /ɡɪv θæŋks/
:
dar gracias
- And so I have to give thanks for the blessings that I have.
- give thanks to God
How could he fail to embrace and give thanks for this miraculous favor?
- How could he fail to embrace and give thanks for this miraculous favor?
- Rats, we give thanks to God for bread.
- Let's dissect that and give thanks for those things.
- I say that would mean essentially that you're giving thanks to great mystery.
- And that's something very much worth giving thanks for.
- And there was a woman there who was going back to give thanks.
- It's just a lot of it that we don't give thanks.
- Eucharist in Greek means Eucharisto means to Eucharisto means to give thanks.
- I mean the little moments, if you can celebrate them, be there for them, give thanks for them.
- And the generals gave thanks as the other ranks held back the enemy tanks for a while.
- I, I'll, I'll give thanks to another teacher, Professor Shimano, who was my first Japanese teacher.
Examples
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Let us bring our minds together to give thanks for all these gifts that nurture us and sustain us.
Academic text (2004) -
- Lord, we have much to give thanks for.
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Go in peace, speak the truth, give thanks for each day.
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Soon we would sit down at the table and give thanks to God... and eat...
Fiction book (1998) -
Look around, recognize the amazing, and then give thanks for it every single day.
Blog text (7) -
I have something I'd like to give thanks for.
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Notice this verse does not say to give thanks to the Lord when you feel good.
Blog text (10) -
Rejoice and give thanks, oh good people.
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- My children, let us give thanks for this bountiful food.
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Before we eat, let's give thanks for the delicious meal prepared for us.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Tell someone you are grateful for what they did
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3.2
To feel grateful for someone or something
305
1.4
To say or show thanks for what someone did
72
3.5
To say thank you for help or support
35
5.5
To say a short prayer of thanks before a meal
To thank someone in a formal way
To say thank you to someone
Antonyms
How Thankful
56
1.4
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to express gratitude' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'give' (to provide or offer) with 'thanks' (expressions of gratitude); the phrase literally means to offer thanks. This compositional pattern (verb + noun meaning 'offer X') is common across languages and follows standard English usage, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Give thanks comes from the simple image of offering something: the verb give and the word thanks, as if you give a small gift or kind words to someone. People would offer words, prayers, or gifts to show thanks, so the phrase means 'to express thanks'.