Thanks Definition
thăngks
noun
An expression of gratitude; grateful acknowledgment of something received by or done for one.
Webster's New World
An expression of gratitude.
Gave thanks to God; a note of thanks to a contributor.
American Heritage
(plural only) An expression of gratitude.
After all I've done, a simple acknowledgment is all the thanks I get?
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
interjection
Thank you.
Webster's New World
Used to express thanks.
American Heritage
Thanks is defined as a shorter way of saying thank you, which is defined as what someone says when they appreciate something someone has done for them.
An example of thanks is what you'd say to someone who's opened the door for you.
YourDictionary
Synonyms:
- much-obliged
- I thank you
- ta (British)
- thank-you
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verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thank.
Wiktionary
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Thanks
Origin of Thanks
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From the Old English þancian (“to give thanks"), from Proto-Germanic *þankōnÄ…, from Proto-Germanic *þankaz (“thought, gratitude"), from Proto-Indo-European *tong- (“to think, feel").
From Wiktionary
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