Definitions for thanks
thanks

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thanksnoun

   an acknowledgment of appreciation

2. thanksnoun

   with the help of or owing to

   "thanks to hard work it was a great success"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. thanksnoun

   An expression of gratitude.

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

2. thanksnoun

   Grateful feelings or thoughts.

3. thanksinterjection

   Used to express appreciation or gratitude.

   Could you give me a hand, please? Yes, sure. Thanks.

4. Etymology: From the þancian, from þankōnan, from þankaz, from tong-.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thank, Thanksnoun

   Acknowledgment paid for favour or kindness; expression of gratitude. Thanks is commonly used of verbal acknowledgment, gratitude of real repayment. It is seldom used in the singular.

   Etymology: ðancas , Saxon; dancke, Dutch.

   The poorest service is repaid with thanks. William Shakespeare.

   Happy be Theseus, our renowned duke.
   —— Thanks, good Egeus, what’s the news? William Shakespeare.

   The fool faith, I have no thank for all my good deed; and they that eat my bread speak evil of me. Ecclus. xx. 16.

   He took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all. Acts xxvii. 35.

   Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory. 1 Cor. xv.

   Some embrace suits which never mean to deal effectually in them; but they will win a thank, or take a reward. Francis Bacon.

   For this to th’ infinitely good we owe
   Immortal thanks. John Milton.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thanks

   "Thanks" is a term used to express gratitude or appreciation towards someone or something for an action, gift, or favor. It is a way to acknowledge and show gratefulness for the kindness or assistance received.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thanks

   of Thank

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thanks

   Public acknowledgments for gallant actions.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. thanks

   An expression of appreciation.

   They always said thanks to the lady in the shop as she was so kind and helpful.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 22, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Acknowledgment
   • Aid

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'thanks' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2181

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'thanks' in Written Corpus Frequency: #535

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'thanks' in Nouns Frequency: #754

How to pronounce thanks?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say thanks in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of thanks in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of thanks in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of thanks in a Sentence

1. Fernando Santos:

   His presence in the changing room was really important thanks to the way in which he supported me and he said it was our day ... he believed as much as I did that it was our day.

2. Executive James Sutherland:

   Our thanks go to Channel Nine, who for more than 40 years has broadcast international cricket at a world-renowned standard – and in so doing has done more to promote our sport than any organisation in Australian cricket history.

3. Paul Keim:

   This genome is a benchmark, an essential part of our forensic arsenal, thanks to modern genetic sequencing.

4. Phil Lesh & Friends:

   I am very fortunate to have the pathology reports show that the tumors are all non-aggressive, and that there is no indication that they have spread, so thanks to my local doctor Cliff Sewell and the incredible team at the Mayo Clinic, all is well and I can return to normal activities in two weeks from my surgery.

5. Bev Barnum:

   We'll stop when there is no protester that needs our protection, we get thanks every which way. But we're not doing it for the thanks. We're doing it to protect human rights.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=thanks
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thanks
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=thanks
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thanks
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html