thank
To express appreciation or gratitude towardTo express appreciation or gratitude toward (someone or something).
» You don't have to thank me.
Du brauchst mir nicht zu danken.
Sie brauchen mir nicht zu danken.
Не стоит благодарности.
Можешь не благодарить.
Можете не благодарить.
Не надо меня благодарить.
Тобі не потрібно мені дякувати.
Можеш не дякувати.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To express appreciation or gratitude toward (someone or something).
She thanked him for the lift.
danken, sich bedanken
благодари́тьblagodarítʹ, поблагодари́тьpoblagodarítʹ
дя́куватиdjákuvaty, подя́куватиpodjákuvaty
express gratitude or show appreciation to
(transitive)In the future tense in the form one will thank someone to do something, chiefly expressing a command or criticism: to request that (someone) do something.
I’ll thank you not to smoke in my house!
(rare, transitive)To express appreciation or gratitude for (something).
(figuratively, transitive)To respond to (someone) out of, or as if out of, appreciation or gratitude.
(figuratively, transitive)Chiefly followed by for: to credit or hold (someone or something) responsible, especially for something negative; to blame.
We can thank global warming for this freak weather.
(intransitive, obsolete)To express gratitude.
Examples
2387 sentencesYou don't have to thank me.
Тобі не потрібно мені дякувати.
ruНе стоит благодарности.
deDu brauchst mir nicht zu danken.
I just want to thank you.
Я просто хочу тобі подякувати.
ruЯ просто хочу тебя поблагодарить.
I want to say thank you.
Я хочу подякувати.
ruЯ хочу сказать спасибо.
deIch möchte mich bedanken.
I just wanted to thank you.
Я просто хотів тобі подякувати.
ruЯ просто хотел вас поблагодарить.
Did you remember to thank Tom?
Ти не забув подякувати Тому?
ruТы не забыл поблагодарить Тома?
deHast du daran gedacht, Tom zu danken?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English thanken (“to express gratitude, give thanks; to congratulate, rejoiceFrom Middle English thanken (“to express gratitude, give thanks; to congratulate, rejoice with, or wish joy to; to extol, praise; to hold responsible for”), from Old English þancian, þoncian (“to thank”), from Proto-West Germanic *þankōn, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną (“to thank”), from *þankaz (see etymology 1) + *-ōną (suffix forming infinitives of verbs from nouns).
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Forms
thanks, thanking, thanked, thankedSynonyms
1 synonyms- express gratitude or show appreciation to:give thanks
Word family
24 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1The th sounds /θ/ and /ð/ — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- want to thank
- like to thank
- to say thank
- thank god
- say thank
- to thank everyone
- forget to thank
- thank everyone for
- thank everyone
- least say thank
- thank everyone who
- said said thank