thank
to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to: She thanked them for their hospitality.
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.
thanks, (used as an informal expression of gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment).
Idioms about thank
have oneself to thank, to be personally to blame; have the responsibility: The citizens have only themselves to thank for corruption in government.
no thanks to, (used to express annoyance) not owing to: I caught my flight after all, no thanks to you.
thank God, (used as an interjection to express relief, thankfulness, etc.): Also thank goodness, thank heaven .
thanks to, (used to express gratitude or blame) because of; owing to: Thanks to good organization and hard work, the benefit concert was a great success.The case went poorly thanks to the lawyer's incompetence.
thank you, (used as an interjection to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment, as for a gift, favor, service, or courtesy).
Origin of thank
1Other words from thank
- thanker, noun
- re·thank, verb (used with object)
- un·thanked, adjective
- un·thank·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for thank
/ (θæŋk) /
to convey feelings of gratitude to
to hold responsible: he has his creditors to thank for his bankruptcy
used in exclamations of relief: thank goodness; thank God
I'll thank you to used ironically to intensify a command, request, etc: I'll thank you to mind your own business
Origin of thank
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with thank
In addition to the idioms beginning with thank
- thank God
- thank one's lucky stars
- thanks to
also see:
- give thanks for small blessings
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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