thank

thank
—thanker, n.
/thangk/, v.t.
1. to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to: She thanked them for their hospitality.
2. have oneself to thank, to be personally to blame; have the responsibility: The citizens have only themselves to thank for corruption in government.
3. thank God, (used interjectionally to express relief, thankfulness, etc.) Also, thank goodness, thank heaven.
4. thank you, (used interjectionally to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment, as for a gift, favor, service, or courtesy).
n.
5. Usually, thanks. a grateful feeling or acknowledgment of a benefit, favor, or the like, expressed by words or otherwise: to return a borrowed book with thanks.
6. thanks to, because of; owing to: Thanks to good organization and hard work, the benefit concert was a great success.
7. thanks, (used as an informal expression of gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment).
[bef. 900; (n.) ME: favorable thought, goodwill, gratitude, (in sing. and pl.) expression of thanks; OE thanc (in sing.) expression of thanks, orig., thought, thoughtfulness; (v.) ME thanken, OE thancian (c. D, G danken); akin to THINK1]

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  • Thank U — Single par Alanis Morissette extrait de l’album Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie Sortie 13 octobre 1998 Durée 4:19 Genre Rock expérimental For …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Thank U — «Thank U» Сингл Аланис Мориссетт из альбома Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie Сторона «Б» «Pollyanna Flower» Выпущен 13 октября 1998 Формат CD Записан …   Википедия

  • thank — ► VERB 1) express gratitude to. 2) ironic blame or hold responsible: you have only yourself to thank. ● thank goodness (or God or heavens) Cf. ↑thank heavens ● thank one s lucky stars Cf. ↑thank one s lucky …   English terms dictionary

  • Thank — Thank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thanked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thanking}.] [AS. [thorn]ancian. See {Thank}, n.] To express gratitude to (anyone) for a favor; to make acknowledgments to (anyone) for kindness bestowed; used also ironically for blame. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thank — hank (th[a^][ng]k), n.; pl. {thanks} (th[a^][ng]ks). [AS. [thorn]anc, [thorn]onc, thanks, favor, thought; akin to OS. thank favor, pleasure, thanks, D. & G. dank thanks, Icel. [thorn][ o]kk, Dan. tak, Sw. tack, Goth. [thorn]agks thanks;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thank U — «Thank U» Sencillo de Alanis Morissette del álbum Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie Lado B Pollyanna Flower Formato CD Single Grabación 1998 Género(s) post …   Wikipedia Español

  • thank — (v.) O.E. þancian to give thanks, from P.Gmc. *thankojan (Cf. O.S. thancon, O.N. þakka, Dan. takke, O.Fris. thankia, M.Du., Ger. danken to thank ), from *thankoz thought, gratitude, from PIE root *tong to think, feel. For sense evolution, Cf. re …   Etymology dictionary

  • thank — [thaŋk] vt. [ME thankien < OE thancian, akin to Ger danken < IE base * tong , to think > THINK1, L tongere, to know] 1. to show or express appreciation or gratitude to, as by saying “thank you” 2. to hold responsible; blame: an ironic… …   English World dictionary

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