Meaning

3 senses
  1. An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given.

    “Thank you!” said the girl after her mom gave her a gift.

    “And thank you for being so sweet,” replied her mom.

    danke, habe vielen Dank, haben Sie vielen Dank

    спаси́боspasíbo, благодарю́blagodarjú, мерси́mersí

    дя́куюdjákuju, дя́куємоdjákujemo, спаси́біspasýbi

  2. (often)Used as a polite affirmative to accept an offer.

    Near-synonym: please

    —May I help you? —Yes, thank you.

  3. A polite dismissal; usually used in professional contexts.

Examples

1892 sentences
  1. Thank you for the pleasant evening.

    Дякую за гарний вечір. — rozmaita

    ruСпасибо за приятный вечер. — heccele

    deDanke für den angenehmen Abend. — Dejo

  2. Thank you for the wonderful meal.

    Дякую за чудову їжу. — rmdas

    ruСпасибо за чудесную еду. — odexed

    deDanke für das wunderbare Essen. — Wolf

  3. Thank you for the wonderful dinner.

    Дякую тобі за чудовий обід. — ascolto

    ruБлагодарю вас за великолепный ужин. — Selena777

    deDanke für das fabelhafte Abendessen. — MUIRIEL

  4. Thank you very much for everything.

    Дуже вам дякую за все. — deniko

    ruБольшое спасибо за всё. — marafon

    deVielen Dank für alles. — Dejo

  5. I just want to thank you.

    Я просто хочу тобі подякувати. — deniko

    ruЯ просто хочу тебя поблагодарить. — marafon

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

From Middle English thanke yow; as with thank God, praise be to God, and praise the Lord,

From Middle English thanke yow; as with thank God, praise be to God, and praise the Lord, it was originally a present subjunctive form but is usually not parsed that way in current usage. It has also sometimes been parsed as a prodrop form of (present indicative) I thank you, a mechanism that may plausibly coexist with the other one (instances being variable).

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