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Definition of thanks in English: thanksplural nounθaŋksθæŋks 1An expression of gratitude. festivals were held to give thanks for the harvest Example sentencesExamples - There were no thanks in the letter from him, just complaints and accusations.
- Hundreds turned out to pay tribute to a beloved former headteacher at a memorial service to give thanks for her life.
- My grateful thanks go to the funders who made it possible for me to travel.
- This was a very generous response from the community and thanks are extended to all who contributed.
- Mr Hill insists he has received no recent complaints and has even been sent a letter of thanks from the forum.
- Tom Ryan was given a bottle of wine as a thanks for his active involvement in the twinning project.
- He smiled back at her and acknowledged her thanks with a nod of his head.
- Grateful thanks have been extended to the people of the region for their generous contributions.
- It would be easy to dwell on the animals that Tasmania has lost, but I prefer to give thanks for what remains.
- Gerry has received a letter of thanks from the charity for his part in helping to raise this much needed cash.
- His son sent a special letter of thanks which was read out at the ceremony.
- There have been regular letters of thanks from charities and people who have been helped by unknown members of the public.
- It is a joyful celebration in which Bolivians give thanks for their freedom as a nation.
- Please pass to Anna my thanks and gratitude for being such a good friend.
- To them and to those who have supported the office I extend my grateful thanks.
- She has never once acknowledged my thanks, or existence for that matter.
- We can give thanks and words of appreciation to others for their kind deeds done to us.
- We have nothing but admiration for the staff at Lease Hill and wish to extend our gratitude and thanks.
- It came back on about half an hour earlier than predicted, so I suppose I can give thanks for that.
- All were there to give thanks for their survival and to pay tribute to those who never returned from the beaches.
- Citizens packed the quay and bells rang as she landed and went straight to the nearest church to give thanks for her safe arrival.
- The collection, as usual, received a great response and thanks is extended to all who subscribed.
Synonyms gratitude, gratefulness, appreciation acknowledgement, recognition, credit, hat tip - 1.1
thanks for being so helpful another way of saying thank you Example sentencesExamples - I don't think it's nearly good enough to get published though, but thanks for such a compliment.
- Many thanks for your advice, which as you can see, I have passed on to our readers.
- And thanks for warning us that your secret service requires a motorcade of more than 35 cars.
- Again, thanks for a well written and much deserved tribute to our good friend George.
- In short, thanks for everything that makes this city great this Thanksgiving.
- There are far too many people in the band to answer that but thanks for asking.
- Anyway, thanks for sending me a copy of the essay you want my advice on.
- Adam, thanks for taking time out of your very busy schedule to be with us tonight.
- All you secretaries who made it this far into the article… thanks for your patience.
- No, thanks; I'm Not Hungry.
- Suzanne, thanks for being so supportive with your comments on my blog.
- Many thanks for your response and for your generous offer of help.
- Many thanks for the kind comments in the guestbook and also by email.
- Anyways thanks for the compliment; I hope you'll continue to enjoy the story.
- Thank you very much for wanting to go on reading, and thanks for your understanding.
- So, even though I don't think the photos are that good, thanks for the compliments!
- I appreciate your doing so, and thanks also for the compliments about the photos!
- So thanks for your reply to that guy who seemed to have a chip on his shoulder about it.
- This was much appreciated and thanks once again to the ladies who looked after the catering.
- Many thanks for the reply but as much as I tried to follow your advice, it's been a bad week.
Phrases Used to convey that someone has failed to contribute to, or has hindered, a successful outcome. we've won, but no thanks to you Example sentencesExamples - It's a miracle we've escaped another hit, and it's no thanks to anything these clowns have done.
- And if they did, it was certainly no thanks to me.
- It is no thanks to you that you are not standing here on more serious charges.
- And, of course, if he is let's not forget it will be no thanks to our president.
- She is doing fine now, thank God, but it's no thanks to the lack of facilities for transport and radiotherapy.
- Well, I found a flat anyway, no thanks to any of the university support stuff, and I lived there for 18 months, and it was great.
- I arrived at the store a harrowing thirty minutes later, no thanks to the driver in front of me.
- But jailing him for a year Recorder Christopher Mather said: ‘It is no thanks to you that no one was killed or injured whether that be your passengers or other road users.’
- Judge Gullick told him: ‘It is no thanks to you that these 23 people escaped with their lives.’
- It was no thanks to your driving that only you got hurt.
1informal Used to express a great deal of gratitude to someone. thanks a lot for all your help Example sentencesExamples - Thanks a lot for all of your advice.
- Thanks a lot to everyone for the care and concern!
- Thanks a lot for the opportunity to do this interview.
- Thanks a lot for all the encouragements!
- Tony, thanks a lot for having me on the show today.
- Thanks a lot for your brilliant work though, which I am very grateful for.
- Thanks a lot for your generous words, Charlie!
- Thanks a lot for the nice things you say about Bob.
- 1.1Used ironically to express annoyance at someone who is to blame for something.
thanks a lot for wasting my time Example sentencesExamples - Thanks a lot for helping him perpetrate his immoral, illegal war on innocent people.
- He didn't accept my dental insurance. Gee, thanks a lot.
- Thanks a lot. You have essentially sold out your field solely for the purpose of self-promotion.
- Thanks a lot for those sleepless nights.
- I hate my laugh; thanks a lot guys for bringing my insecurity about it to a new level.
informal Thank you very much. Example sentencesExamples - Hi, Lynn, thanks a million for babysitting for me this Sunday.
- ‘Oh, thanks a million,’ I responded, and glanced over at Ms. Schaeffer again.
- Incidentally, thanks a million to my contributors, whoever you are.
- I would just like to finish by saying thanks a million to all the staff; they are a credit to the Royal Bolton Hospital and to the town of Bolton and surrounding areas.
- Anyway, thanks a million, Steve; I really needed a good review to boost my urge to write.
- Once again, thanks a million to all of you.
- And thanks a million for helping me clear my name.
- Anyhow, thanks a million for the comments left on my blog about getting well soon!
- Once again, thanks a million for the support and advice.
- It's really nice of everyone, though, so thanks a million!
Synonyms thank you, many thanks, thanks very much, thanks a lot, thank you kindly, much obliged, much appreciated, bless you
it's thanks to you that he's in this mess Example sentencesExamples - A college is to carry out a complete refurbishment of one of its rooms thanks to help from a grant.
- I ended up walking about a mile out of my way, thanks to following the instructions given.
- We have discovered great chunks of Suffolk we'd never have seen at all thanks to Geoff.
- It was very painful when I first did it, but it's a lot easier now thanks to the painkillers.
- She was never far from the public eye thanks to Jack's tireless interest in politics.
- Historic church buildings in Darwen and Bury are set to get a new lease of life thanks to a cash boost.
- Do you think that thanks to my confusion over this unsolicited piece of email I am now a marked man?
- Once you have read about them, you can even set off and find them thanks to a series of local walks and maps.
- Subsequently he has become an icon thanks to the most famous poster of all time.
- Families had an insight into the history of the village thanks to a pair of archaeologists.
Synonyms as a result of, owing to, due to, because of, through, by reason of, as a consequence of, in consequence of, on account of, by virtue of, by dint of
Origin Old English thancas, plural of thanc '(kindly) thought, gratitude', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dank and German Dank, also to think. Definition of thanks in US English: thanksplural nounθæŋksTHaNGks 1An expression of gratitude. festivals were held to give thanks for the harvest Example sentencesExamples - Citizens packed the quay and bells rang as she landed and went straight to the nearest church to give thanks for her safe arrival.
- There have been regular letters of thanks from charities and people who have been helped by unknown members of the public.
- Mr Hill insists he has received no recent complaints and has even been sent a letter of thanks from the forum.
- Hundreds turned out to pay tribute to a beloved former headteacher at a memorial service to give thanks for her life.
- Tom Ryan was given a bottle of wine as a thanks for his active involvement in the twinning project.
- It is a joyful celebration in which Bolivians give thanks for their freedom as a nation.
- His son sent a special letter of thanks which was read out at the ceremony.
- We have nothing but admiration for the staff at Lease Hill and wish to extend our gratitude and thanks.
- This was a very generous response from the community and thanks are extended to all who contributed.
- Please pass to Anna my thanks and gratitude for being such a good friend.
- She has never once acknowledged my thanks, or existence for that matter.
- The collection, as usual, received a great response and thanks is extended to all who subscribed.
- It came back on about half an hour earlier than predicted, so I suppose I can give thanks for that.
- Gerry has received a letter of thanks from the charity for his part in helping to raise this much needed cash.
- There were no thanks in the letter from him, just complaints and accusations.
- All were there to give thanks for their survival and to pay tribute to those who never returned from the beaches.
- It would be easy to dwell on the animals that Tasmania has lost, but I prefer to give thanks for what remains.
- We can give thanks and words of appreciation to others for their kind deeds done to us.
- He smiled back at her and acknowledged her thanks with a nod of his head.
- My grateful thanks go to the funders who made it possible for me to travel.
- To them and to those who have supported the office I extend my grateful thanks.
- Grateful thanks have been extended to the people of the region for their generous contributions.
Synonyms gratitude, gratefulness, appreciation - 1.1
thanks for being so helpful another way of saying thank you Example sentencesExamples - All you secretaries who made it this far into the article… thanks for your patience.
- No, thanks; I'm Not Hungry.
- Many thanks for the kind comments in the guestbook and also by email.
- In short, thanks for everything that makes this city great this Thanksgiving.
- There are far too many people in the band to answer that but thanks for asking.
- I don't think it's nearly good enough to get published though, but thanks for such a compliment.
- Thank you very much for wanting to go on reading, and thanks for your understanding.
- Adam, thanks for taking time out of your very busy schedule to be with us tonight.
- So, even though I don't think the photos are that good, thanks for the compliments!
- Anyways thanks for the compliment; I hope you'll continue to enjoy the story.
- I appreciate your doing so, and thanks also for the compliments about the photos!
- So thanks for your reply to that guy who seemed to have a chip on his shoulder about it.
- Anyway, thanks for sending me a copy of the essay you want my advice on.
- Suzanne, thanks for being so supportive with your comments on my blog.
- Again, thanks for a well written and much deserved tribute to our good friend George.
- Many thanks for your response and for your generous offer of help.
- Many thanks for your advice, which as you can see, I have passed on to our readers.
- And thanks for warning us that your secret service requires a motorcade of more than 35 cars.
- Many thanks for the reply but as much as I tried to follow your advice, it's been a bad week.
- This was much appreciated and thanks once again to the ladies who looked after the catering.
Phrases Used to imply that someone has failed to contribute to, or has hindered, a successful outcome. we've won, but no thanks to you Example sentencesExamples - I arrived at the store a harrowing thirty minutes later, no thanks to the driver in front of me.
- It's a miracle we've escaped another hit, and it's no thanks to anything these clowns have done.
- Well, I found a flat anyway, no thanks to any of the university support stuff, and I lived there for 18 months, and it was great.
- Judge Gullick told him: ‘It is no thanks to you that these 23 people escaped with their lives.’
- But jailing him for a year Recorder Christopher Mather said: ‘It is no thanks to you that no one was killed or injured whether that be your passengers or other road users.’
- And if they did, it was certainly no thanks to me.
- It was no thanks to your driving that only you got hurt.
- She is doing fine now, thank God, but it's no thanks to the lack of facilities for transport and radiotherapy.
- It is no thanks to you that you are not standing here on more serious charges.
- And, of course, if he is let's not forget it will be no thanks to our president.
informal Thank you very much. Example sentencesExamples - And thanks a million for helping me clear my name.
- Anyhow, thanks a million for the comments left on my blog about getting well soon!
- It's really nice of everyone, though, so thanks a million!
- ‘Oh, thanks a million,’ I responded, and glanced over at Ms. Schaeffer again.
- Once again, thanks a million for the support and advice.
- Anyway, thanks a million, Steve; I really needed a good review to boost my urge to write.
- I would just like to finish by saying thanks a million to all the staff; they are a credit to the Royal Bolton Hospital and to the town of Bolton and surrounding areas.
- Hi, Lynn, thanks a million for babysitting for me this Sunday.
- Incidentally, thanks a million to my contributors, whoever you are.
- Once again, thanks a million to all of you.
Synonyms thank you, many thanks, thanks very much, thanks a lot, thank you kindly, much obliged, much appreciated, bless you
it's thanks to you that he's in this mess Example sentencesExamples - It was very painful when I first did it, but it's a lot easier now thanks to the painkillers.
- She was never far from the public eye thanks to Jack's tireless interest in politics.
- Historic church buildings in Darwen and Bury are set to get a new lease of life thanks to a cash boost.
- I ended up walking about a mile out of my way, thanks to following the instructions given.
- We have discovered great chunks of Suffolk we'd never have seen at all thanks to Geoff.
- Do you think that thanks to my confusion over this unsolicited piece of email I am now a marked man?
- Families had an insight into the history of the village thanks to a pair of archaeologists.
- Once you have read about them, you can even set off and find them thanks to a series of local walks and maps.
- A college is to carry out a complete refurbishment of one of its rooms thanks to help from a grant.
- Subsequently he has become an icon thanks to the most famous poster of all time.
Synonyms as a result of, owing to, due to, because of, through, by reason of, as a consequence of, in consequence of, on account of, by virtue of, by dint of
Origin Old English thancas, plural of thanc ‘(kindly) thought, gratitude’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dank and German Dank, also to think. |