Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To express gratitude to; give thanks to.
- transitive verb To hold responsible; credit.
- transitive verb Used ironically in the future tense to express a rebuke.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To express gratitude to, as for a favor or benefit conferred; make acknowledgments to, as of good will or service due for kindness bestowed.
- To give thanks.
- noun Grateful thought; gratitude; good will.
- noun Expression of gratitude; utterance of a sense of kindness received; acknowledgment by words or signs of a benefit or favor conferred: now used almost exclusively in the plural.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A expression of gratitude; an acknowledgment expressive of a sense of favor or kindness received; obligation, claim, or desert, or gratitude; -- now generally used in the plural.
- noun [Obs.] of his or her own accord; with his or her good will; voluntary.
- noun [Obs.] with thanks or thankfulness.
- noun an offering made as an expression of thanks.
- transitive verb To express gratitude to (anyone) for a favor; to make acknowledgments to (anyone) for kindness bestowed; -- used also ironically for
blame .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete An expression of appreciation; a thought.
- verb To
express gratitude orappreciation to someone. - verb
Credit orhold somethingresponsible .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb express gratitude or show appreciation to
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Oh, thank you, _thank_ you, aunty, for thinking of the hot supper.
The Sleeping-Car, a farce William Dean Howells 1878
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You see he's to _thank God_ for detecting him -- thank God even at that frightful moment, and with that frightful death before him as a consequence.
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"Oh! thank you -- _thank you_!" she said, with trembling lip and tearful eyes as she held out her hand, "I feel _sure_ that you will find father."
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But it cannot be, I thank you, I _thank_ you for your sympathy.
Verner's Pride Henry Wood 1850
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"Oh, thank you, _thank_ you," she said gratefully; "you are
We Ten Or, The Story of the Roses Barbara Yechton 1901
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"She is sick -- it will kill her to lose him -- You have said what I expected, and I thank you, thank you, _thank_ you!
The Minister's Charge William Dean Howells 1878
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I again thank you for starting this thread, because it brought to light a fundamental aspect of the Culture War.
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Finally, I want to once again thank the Forum for all the helpful ideas and advice I received, especially the private responders.
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Finally, I want to once again thank the Forum for all the helpful ideas and advice I received, especially the private responders.
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oroboros commented on the word thank
THANK - (verb) - Ability to cognitively process.
Usage: "Ah thank ah'll have a bare."
April 8, 2008