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thank T0142100 (thăngk)tr.v. thanked, thank·ing, thanks 1. To express gratitude to; give thanks to: He thanked her for the gift.2. To hold responsible; credit: We can thank the parade for this traffic jam.3. Used ironically in the future tense to express a rebuke: I'll thank you to keep quiet until the presentation is finished.
[Middle English thanken, from Old English thancian; see tong- in Indo-European roots.]thank (θæŋk) vb (tr) 1. to convey feelings of gratitude to2. to hold responsible: he has his creditors to thank for his bankruptcy. 3. used in exclamations of relief: thank goodness; thank God. 4. I'll thank you to used ironically to intensify a command, request, etc: I'll thank you to mind your own business. [Old English thancian; related to Old Frisian thankia, Old Norse thakka, Old Saxon, Old High German thancōn]thank (θæŋk)
v.t. 1. to express gratitude or appreciation to. 2. to hold personally responsible; blame: We have him to thank for this lawsuit. n. 3. thanks, a grateful feeling or acknowledgment of a kindness, favor, or the like, expressed by words or otherwise. interj. 4. thanks, I thank you. Idioms: 1. thanks to, because of; owing to. 2. thank you, (a common elliptical expression used to express gratitude or appreciation, as for a gift or favor.) [before 900; (n.) Middle English: goodwill, gratitude, expression of thanks, Old English thanc expression of thanks, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon thank, Old High German danc, Old Norse thǫkk, Gothic thagks; (v.) Middle English thanken, Old English thancian; akin to think1] usage.: See welcome. thank1. 'thank you'Thank is mainly used in the expressions Thank you and Thanks. Thank you very much! The flowers are so pretty!Thanks a lot, Suzie. You've been great.Be Careful!
Don't say 'Thanks you' or 'Thanks you a lot. 2. 'thank' used as a verbThank is also a verb. If you thank someone, you show that you are grateful for something they have done or something they have given you. She smiled at him, thanked him, and drove off.You say that you thank someone for something. I thanked Jenny for her time, patience and sense of humour.He thanked me for what I had done.You can also thank someone for doing something. He thanked the audience for coming.He thanked me for bringing the sandwiches.Be Careful!
Don't use 'to'. Don't say, for example, 'He thanked me to bring the sandwiches'. thank
Past participle: thanked
Gerund: thanking
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| I thank | | you thank | | he/she/it thanks | | we thank | | you thank | | they thank |
| Preterite |
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| I thanked | | you thanked | | he/she/it thanked | | we thanked | | you thanked | | they thanked |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am thanking | | you are thanking | | he/she/it is thanking | | we are thanking | | you are thanking | | they are thanking |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have thanked | | you have thanked | | he/she/it has thanked | | we have thanked | | you have thanked | | they have thanked |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was thanking | | you were thanking | | he/she/it was thanking | | we were thanking | | you were thanking | | they were thanking |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had thanked | | you had thanked | | he/she/it had thanked | | we had thanked | | you had thanked | | they had thanked |
| Future |
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| I will thank | | you will thank | | he/she/it will thank | | we will thank | | you will thank | | they will thank |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have thanked | | you will have thanked | | he/she/it will have thanked | | we will have thanked | | you will have thanked | | they will have thanked |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be thanking | | you will be thanking | | he/she/it will be thanking | | we will be thanking | | you will be thanking | | they will be thanking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been thanking | | you have been thanking | | he/she/it has been thanking | | we have been thanking | | you have been thanking | | they have been thanking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been thanking | | you will have been thanking | | he/she/it will have been thanking | | we will have been thanking | | you will have been thanking | | they will have been thanking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been thanking | | you had been thanking | | he/she/it had been thanking | | we had been thanking | | you had been thanking | | they had been thanking |
| Conditional |
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| I would thank | | you would thank | | he/she/it would thank | | we would thank | | you would thank | | they would thank |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have thanked | | you would have thanked | | he/she/it would have thanked | | we would have thanked | | you would have thanked | | they would have thanked |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | thank - express gratitude or show appreciation togive thanksacknowledge, recognise, recognize - express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"convey - make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me" |
thankverb1. say thank you to, express gratitude to, show gratitude to, show your appreciation to I thanked them for their long and loyal service.2. blame, hold responsible I have you to thank for this.Translationsthank (θӕŋk) verb to express appreciation or gratitude to (someone) for a favour, service, gift etc. He thanked me for the present; She thanked him for inviting her. 謝謝，感謝 谢谢，感谢 ˈthankful adjective grateful; relieved and happy. He was thankful that the journey was over; a thankful sigh. 感謝的，欣慰的 感谢的，欣慰的 ˈthankfully adverb 感激地 感激地ˈthankfulness noun 感謝 感谢ˈthankless adjective for which no-one is grateful. Collecting taxes is a thankless task. 吃力不討好的 出力不讨好的ˈthanklessly adverb 負義地、徒勞地 负义地，徒劳地 ˈthanklessness noun 不感謝、忘恩 徒劳thanks noun plural expression(s) of gratitude. I really didn't expect any thanks for helping them. 感謝 感谢 interjection thank you. Thanks (very much) for your present; Thanks a lot!; No, thanks; Yes, thanks. 感謝 感谢ˈthanksgiving noun the act of giving thanks, especially to God, eg in a church service. a service of thanksgiving. 感恩(祈禱) 感恩（祈祷） Thanksˈgiving noun (also Thanksgiving Day) in the United States, a special day (the fourth Thursday in November) for giving thanks to God. 感恩節 感恩节thanks to because of. Thanks to the bad weather, our journey was very uncomfortable. 幸虧，由於 幸亏，由于 thank you I thank you. Thank you (very much) for your present; No, thank you. 謝謝(你) 谢谢（你） - Thank you → 谢谢您
- Thank you very much → 非常感谢
- I'm not drinking, thank you → 我不喝，谢谢
thank
See:- (I) can't thank you enough
- (someone) is not going to thank you for (something)
- (someone) won't thank you for (something)
- can't thank you enough
- Captain Obvious
- have (one) to thank
- have somebody to thank
- he, she, etc. won't thank you for something
- I'll thank you to (do something)
- I'll thank you to do something
- I'll thank you to keep your opinions to yourself
- I'll thank you to mind your own business
- no, thank you
- thank (one) for (something)
- thank (one's) lucky stars
- thank for
- thank God
- thank God for small blessings
- thank God for small favors
- thank God for small mercies
- thank God it's Friday
- thank God!
- thank goodness
- Thank goodness!
- thank heavens
- thank lucky stars
- thank one's lucky stars
- thank one's lucky stars, to
- Thank you
- thank you a bunch
- thank you awfully
- thank you for a (some kind of) evening
- thank you for a (some kind of) time
- thank you for a lovely evening
- thank you for a lovely time
- Thank you for calling
- Thank you for inviting me
- Thank you for sharing
- thank you for the lift
- thank you for the ride
- thank you in advance
- Thank you kindly
- thank you loads
- thank you so much
- Thank you very much
- thank your lucky stars
- Thanks
- wham bam thank you ma'am
- wham, bam, thank you, ma'am
- wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am
EncyclopediaSeeGratitudethank
Synonyms for thankverb say thank you toSynonyms- say thank you to
- express gratitude to
- show gratitude to
- show your appreciation to
verb blameSynonymsSynonyms for thankverb express gratitude or show appreciation toSynonymsRelated Words- acknowledge
- recognise
- recognize
- convey
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