thanks
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/ˈθæŋks/
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/ˈθæŋks/ · [ˈθæŋks] · /ˈfæŋks/ (UK) · [ˈfæŋks] (UK) · /ˈðæŋks/ · [ˈðæŋks] · /ˈθeɪ̯ŋks/ · [ˈθeɪ̯ŋks] ~ /ˈθɛ̃ŋks/ · [ˈθɛ̃ŋks] · /ˈðeɪ̯ŋks/ · [ˈðeɪ̯ŋks] ~ /ˈðɛ̃ŋks/ · [ˈðɛ̃ŋks]
Definition of thanks
5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
intj
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Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
“Could you give me a hand, please? — Yes, sure. — Thanks. —Have you got enough now? —Yes, thanks.”
“Would you like some potatoes? — Thanks. —How many?”
“Thanks, courteous wall: Jove shield thee well for this!”
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intj
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Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
“Could you give me a hand, please? — Yes, sure. — Thanks. —Have you got enough now? —Yes, thanks.”
“Would you like some potatoes? — Thanks. —How many?”
“Thanks, courteous wall: Jove shield thee well for this!”
noun
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(plural, plural-normally)An expression of appreciation or gratitude.
“After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is the thanks I get?”
- (plural, plural-normally)Grateful feelings or thoughts; favour, goodwill, graciousness.
- (form-of, obsolete, plural)plural of thank
verb
- (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of thank
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English thanks, thankes, from Old English þancas (“thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōs, nominative plural of *þankaz (“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel”). More at thank.
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