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English

Thanks

Pronunciation

Etymology

From the Old English þancian ("to give thanks"), from P.Gmc. *thankojan, from *thankoz thought, gratitude, from Proto Indo European *tong- to think, feel.

Interjection

thanks

  1. Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
    Could you give me a hand, please? — Yes, sure. — Thanks.

Derived terms

Noun

thanks

  1. (obsolete) Plural form of thank.
  2. (plurale tantum) An expression of gratitude.
    After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is all the thanks I get?
  3. Grateful feelings or thoughts.

Derived terms

Translations

expression of gratitude
  • Hungarian: köszönet hu(hu)
  • Icelandic: takk is(is) n.
  • Portuguese: agradecimentos m. pl.
  • Russian: благодарность (blagodárnost’) f.
  • Scottish Gaelic: taing gd(gd) f.
  • Spanish: gracias es(es) f. pl.
  • Swedish: tack sv(sv) n.
grateful feelings
  • Hungarian: hála hu(hu)
  • Portuguese: gratidão pt(pt) f.
  • Russian: благодарность (blagodárnost’) f.
  • Swedish: tack sv(sv) n.
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  • Esperanto: dank' al
  • Filipino: salamat
  • Slovak: vďaka
  • Spanish: gracias a

Verb

thanks

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thank.

Translations

third-person singular simple present form of thank
  • Czech: děkuje cs(cs)
  • Dutch: dankt (when praying not to be confused with bedankt)
  • German: er/sie bedankt sich, er/sie dankt
  • Greek: ευχαριστεί el(el) (efcharisteí)

 

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