Thank Definition

thăngk

thanks

verb

thanks

To show or express appreciation or gratitude to, as by saying “thank you”

Webster's New World

To hold responsible; blame.

We have them to thank for our failure.

Webster's New World

Used ironically in the future tense to express a rebuke.

I'll thank you to keep quiet until the presentation is finished.

American Heritage

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
give thanks
blame
credit
praise
bless
appreciate
acknowledge
express one's obligation to
show courtesy
smile on
kiss
be indebted to
be obligated to
show appreciation
show gratitude

Antonyms:

Antonyms:
show indifference
ignore
neglect

noun

thanks

Milton.

What great thank, then, if any man, reputed wise and constant, will neither do, nor permit others under his charge to do, that which he approves not, especially in matter of sin?

Wiktionary

Origin of Thank

From Old English þanc, from Proto-Germanic *þankaz. Compare Dutch dank, German Dank.

From Wiktionary
From Old English þancian, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną. Compare Dutch and German danken.

From Wiktionary
Middle English thanken from Old English thancian tong- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition