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thank

 (thăngk)
tr.v. thanked, thank·ing, thanks
1. To express gratitude to; give thanks to: He thanked her for the gift.
2. To hold responsible; credit: We can thank the parade for this traffic jam.
3. Used ironically in the future tense to express a rebuke: I'll thank you to keep quiet until the presentation is finished.
[Middle English thanken, from Old English thancian; see tong- in Indo-European roots.]
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thank

(θæŋk)
vb (tr)
1. to convey feelings of gratitude to
2. to hold responsible: he has his creditors to thank for his bankruptcy.
3. used in exclamations of relief: thank goodness; thank God.
4. I'll thank you to used ironically to intensify a command, request, etc: I'll thank you to mind your own business.
[Old English thancian; related to Old Frisian thankia, Old Norse thakka, Old Saxon, Old High German thancōn]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

thank

(θæŋk)

v.t.
1. to express gratitude or appreciation to.
2. to hold personally responsible; blame: We have him to thank for this lawsuit.
n.
3. thanks, a grateful feeling or acknowledgment of a kindness, favor, or the like, expressed by words or otherwise.
interj.
4. thanks, I thank you.
Idioms:
1. thanks to, because of; owing to.
2. thank you, (a common elliptical expression used to express gratitude or appreciation, as for a gift or favor.)
[before 900; (n.) Middle English: goodwill, gratitude, expression of thanks, Old English thanc expression of thanks, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon thank, Old High German danc, Old Norse thǫkk, Gothic thagks; (v.) Middle English thanken, Old English thancian; akin to think1]
usage.: See welcome.
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thank

1. 'thank you'

Thank is mainly used in the expressions Thank you and Thanks.

Thank you very much! The flowers are so pretty!
Thanks a lot, Suzie. You've been great.

Be Careful!
Don't say 'Thanks you' or 'Thanks you a lot.

2. 'thank' used as a verb

Thank is also a verb. If you thank someone, you show that you are grateful for something they have done or something they have given you.

She smiled at him, thanked him, and drove off.

You say that you thank someone for something.

I thanked Jenny for her time, patience and sense of humour.
He thanked me for what I had done.

You can also thank someone for doing something.

He thanked the audience for coming.
He thanked me for bringing the sandwiches.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'to'. Don't say, for example, 'He thanked me to bring the sandwiches'.

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thank


Past participle: thanked
Gerund: thanking

Imperative
thank
thank
Present
I thank
you thank
he/she/it thanks
we thank
you thank
they thank
Preterite
I thanked
you thanked
he/she/it thanked
we thanked
you thanked
they thanked
Present Continuous
I am thanking
you are thanking
he/she/it is thanking
we are thanking
you are thanking
they are thanking
Present Perfect
I have thanked
you have thanked
he/she/it has thanked
we have thanked
you have thanked
they have thanked
Past Continuous
I was thanking
you were thanking
he/she/it was thanking
we were thanking
you were thanking
they were thanking
Past Perfect
I had thanked
you had thanked
he/she/it had thanked
we had thanked
you had thanked
they had thanked
Future
I will thank
you will thank
he/she/it will thank
we will thank
you will thank
they will thank
Future Perfect
I will have thanked
you will have thanked
he/she/it will have thanked
we will have thanked
you will have thanked
they will have thanked
Future Continuous
I will be thanking
you will be thanking
he/she/it will be thanking
we will be thanking
you will be thanking
they will be thanking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been thanking
you have been thanking
he/she/it has been thanking
we have been thanking
you have been thanking
they have been thanking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been thanking
you will have been thanking
he/she/it will have been thanking
we will have been thanking
you will have been thanking
they will have been thanking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been thanking
you had been thanking
he/she/it had been thanking
we had been thanking
you had been thanking
they had been thanking
Conditional
I would thank
you would thank
he/she/it would thank
we would thank
you would thank
they would thank
Past Conditional
I would have thanked
you would have thanked
he/she/it would have thanked
we would have thanked
you would have thanked
they would have thanked
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.thank - express gratitude or show appreciation to
give thanks
acknowledge, recognise, recognize - express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
convey - make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

thank

verb
1. say thank you to, express gratitude to, show gratitude to, show your appreciation to I thanked them for their long and loyal service.
2. blame, hold responsible I have you to thank for this.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
يَشْكُريَشْكُرُ
agrair
děkovat
takke
kiittää
zahvaliti
megköszönköszön
òakka
感謝する
감사하다
be dėkingumodėkojimasdėkotinedėkingasPadėkos diena
pateikties
ďakovať
hvalazahvaliti se
tacka
ขอบคุณ
cảm ơn

thank

[θæŋk]
A. VT
1. to thank sb → dar las gracias or agradecer a algn
I cannot thank you enough! → ¡cuánto te lo agradezco!
to thank sb for sth → agradecer algo a algn, dar las gracias a algn por algo
did you thank him for the flowers? → ¿le diste las gracias por las flores?
he has only himself to thank for that → él mismo tiene la culpa de eso
I have John to thank for that → eso se lo tengo que agradecer a Juan (iro) → Juan tiene la culpa de eso
he won't thank you for telling her → no te agradecerá de que se lo hayas dicho
I'll thank you not to interfere! → ¡agradecería que no te metieras!
thank heavens/goodness/God (for that)! → ¡gracias a Dios!, ¡menos mal!
2. thank you (as excl) → ¡gracias!
thank you very much → muchas gracias
thank you for the present → muchas gracias por el regalo
no thank you → no, gracias
¡no thank you! (iro) → ¡ni hablar!, ¡no faltaba más!
did you say thank you? → ¿has dado las gracias?
see also thanks, thank-you
B. CPD thank offering N → prueba f de gratitud
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

thank

[ˈθæŋk] vt → remercier
Don't forget to write and thank them → N'oublie pas de leur écrire pour les remercier.
to thank sb for doing sth → remercier qn d'avoir fait qch
Thank you for coming to see me → Merci d'être venu me voir.
to thank sb for sth → remercier qn pour qch
thank you exclam → merci!
I don't need any help, thank you → Je n'ai pas besoin d'aide, merci.
thank you very much → merci beaucoup
no thank you → non merci thank-you
thank heavens! → Dieu merci!
Thank heavens we have you here → Dieu merci, vous êtes là avec nous.
thank God! → Dieu merci!
thank Goodness! → Dieu merci!
to have sb to thank for sth
I have you to thank for all this → C'est à toi que je dois tout ça.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

thank

vt
→ danken (+dat), → sich bedanken bei; I’ll never be able to thank him (enough) for what he has done → ich kann ihm nie genug dafür danken, was er für mich getan hat; I don’t know how to thank you → ich weiß nicht, wie ich Ihnen danken soll
(phrases) he won’t thank you for it → er wird es Ihnen nicht danken; I’ll thank you to mind your own business → ich wäre Ihnen dankbar, wenn Sie sich nicht einmischen würden; he has his brother/he only has himself to thank for this → das hat er seinem Bruder zu verdanken/sich selbst zuzuschreiben
thank you → danke (schön); thank you very much → vielen Dank; no thank you → nein, danke; yes, thank you → ja, bitte or danke; thank you for coming — not at all, thank YOU! → vielen Dank, dass Sie gekommen sind — ich danke IHNEN or ICH habe zu danken; thank you for the present → vielen Dank für Ihr Geschenk; thank you for nothing (iro) → vielen Dank auch!; to say thank you → danke sagen (to sb jdm), sich bedanken (to bei)
thank goodness or heavens or God (inf) → Gott sei Dank! (inf)
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thank

[θæŋk] vt to thank sb (for sth/for doing sth) → ringraziare qn (per qc/per aver fatto qc)
thank you (very much) → grazie (mille), tante grazie
no thank you → no grazie
to have only o.s. to thank for sth → dovere ringraziare se stesso per qc
I have John to thank for getting me the job → devo ringraziare John per avermi trovato il lavoro
I know who to thank! (iro) → so io chi devo ringraziare!
thank heavens/God! → grazie al cielo/a Dio!
see also thanks
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

thank

(θӕŋk) verb
to express appreciation or gratitude to (someone) for a favour, service, gift etc. He thanked me for the present; She thanked him for inviting her.agradecer
ˈthankful adjective
grateful; relieved and happy. He was thankful that the journey was over; a thankful sigh.agradecido; aliviado; feliz
ˈthankfully adverb
agradecidamente; con alivio
ˈthankfulness noun
gratitud
ˈthankless adjective
for which no-one is grateful. Collecting taxes is a thankless task.ingrato
ˈthanklessly adverb
ingratamente
ˈthanklessness noun
ingratitud
thanks noun plural
expression(s) of gratitude. I really didn't expect any thanks for helping them.agradecimiento
interjection
thank you. Thanks (very much) for your present; Thanks a lot!; No, thanks; Yes, thanks.gracias
ˈthanksgiving noun
the act of giving thanks, especially to God, eg in a church service. a service of thanksgiving. acción de gracias
Thanksˈgiving noun
(also Thanksgiving Day) in the United States, a special day (the fourth Thursday in November) for giving thanks to God. Día de Acción de Gracias
thanks to
because of. Thanks to the bad weather, our journey was very uncomfortable.gracias a; debido a, a causa de
thank you
I thank you. Thank you (very much) for your present; No, thank you.gracias
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

thank

→ agradecer
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

thank

v. dar gracias; agradecer.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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'I must thank you first; let me speak to you as if I really were a child.'
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First let me thank you for all that you have done for me."
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'Sir,' said Mr Tappertit with a low bow, 'I thank you for this condescension, and am glad to see you.
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"Just thank God for your blessings and ask Him humbly for the things you want."
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"Thank you, Adam, for that." The old, man's eyes filled and his voice trembled.
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"Brother, I thank you a million times for your more than brotherly welcome, and a million times more to that for your more than brotherly intentions.
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Beth blushed like a rose under the friendly look he wore, but she was not frightened now, and gave the hand a grateful squeeze because she had no words to thank him for the precious gift he had given her.
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Knightley I declare!I must speak to him if possible, just to thank him.
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He had come to thank us for the presents, and for all grandmother's kindness to his family.
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"Thank you, Monsieur Fouquet," said the king politely, "and I am gratified by your intention, for I love good horses; but you know I am not very rich; you, who are my superintendent of finances, know it better than any one else.
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"Thank you," said Jamrach, and was about to proceed.
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Polly felt it, and it did her good; hastily wiping the traitorous eyes, she laughed and said cheerfully, "There, I 'm all right again; thank you, don't trouble yourself with my parcels."
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