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Definitions for Thanks

[1] to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to: She thanked them for their hospitality.
[2] 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.
[3] thanks, (used as an informal expression of gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment).
[4] have oneself to thank , to be personally to blame; have the responsibility: The citizens have only themselves to thank for corruption in government.
[5] no thanks to , (used to express annoyance) not owing to: I caught my flight after all, no thanks to you.
[6] thank God , (used as an interjection to express relief, thankfulness, etc.) Also thank goodness, thank heaven .
[7] 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.
[8] thank you , (used as an interjection to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment, as for a gift, favor, service, or courtesy).
[9] an expression of appreciation or gratitude or an acknowledgment of services or favours given
[10] thanks to because of thanks to him we lost the match
[11] informal an exclamation expressing acknowledgment, gratitude, or appreciation
[12] to convey feelings of gratitude to
[13] to hold responsible he has his creditors to thank for his bankruptcy
[14] used in exclamations of relief thank goodness ; thank God
[15] I'll thank you to used ironically to intensify a command, request, etc I'll thank you to mind your own business

Words related to Thanks

thankgratitude, recognition, acknowledgment, blessing, thanksgiving, credit, praise, gratefulness, thankfulness, benediction, grace, gramercy

Words nearby Thanks

thankthane, thaneship, thanet, thangka, thanjavur, thank, thank god, thank one's lucky stars, thank you, thank-you, thank-you-ma'am

Origin of Thanks

before 900; (noun) Middle English: favorable thought, goodwill, gratitude, (in singular and plural) expression of thanks; Old English thanc (in singular) expression of thanks, orig., thought, thoughtfulness; (v.) Middle English thanken, Old English thancian (cognate with Dutch, German danken ); akin to think1

Other words from Thanks

thank·er , noun
re·thank , verb (used with object)
un·thanked , adjective
un·thank·ing , adjective

Word origin for Thanks

Old English thancian; related to Old Frisian thankia, Old Norse thakka, Old Saxon, Old High German thancōn

Synonyms for Thanks

gratitude, recognition, acknowledgment, benediction, blessing, credit, grace, gratefulness, praise, thankfulness, thanksgiving, gramercy, thank you note