Meaning

2 senses
  1. (plural, usually plural)An expression of appreciation or gratitude.

    After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is the thanks I get?

    an acknowledgment of appreciation

  2. (plural, usually plural)Grateful feelings or thoughts; favour, goodwill, graciousness.

Examples

1548 sentences
  1. He became famous thanks to his mother.

    Він став відомим завдяки матері.

    ruОн стал известным благодаря своей матери.

    deDank seiner Mutter wurde er berühmt.

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  2. I don't know how to express my thanks.

    Не знаю, як вам дякувати.

    ruНе знаю, как выразить свою благодарность.

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  3. I just wanted to say thanks.

    Я лише хотів подякувати.

    ruЯ просто хотел сказать спасибо.

    deIch wollte nur „Danke!“ sagen.

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  4. Thanks for telling me the truth.

    Дякую, що розповів мені правду.

    ruСпасибо, что сказал мне правду.

    deDanke, dass du mir die Wahrheit gesagt hast!

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  5. Thanks for showing me how to do that.

    Дякую, що показав мені, як це робиться.

    ruСпасибо, что показал мне, как это делается.

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Origin

From Middle English thanks, thankes, from Old English þancas (“thanks”), from Proto-German

From Middle English thanks, thankes, from Old English þancas (“thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōs, nominative plural of *þankaz (“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel”). More at thank.

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Forms

plural: thankses
Singularthanks
Pluralthankses

regular

Collocations

12 patterns
  • thanks for the
  • thanks for your
  • thanks a lot
  • thanks for letting
  • thanks for taking
  • thanks for helping
  • expressed his thanks
  • thanks for coming
  • thanks for all
  • thanks for pointing
  • thanks very much
  • thanks for calling

See also

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thanks — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto