Definitions for Thank
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Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. thank, give thanksverb

   express gratitude or show appreciation to

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Thanknoun

   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

2. Thanknoun

   to express gratitude to (anyone) for a favor; to make acknowledgments to (anyone) for kindness bestowed; -- used also ironically for blame

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Thank

   thangk, v.t. to express gratitude for a favour.—n. (usually in pl.) expression of gratitude for favour received, often elliptically=My thanks to you.—adj. Thank′ful, full of thanks: grateful.—adv. Thank′fully.—n. Thank′fulness.—adj. Thank′less, unthankful: not expressing thanks or favours: not gaining thanks.—adv. Thank′lessly, in a thankless manner: unthankfully.—ns. Thank′lessness, the state of being thankless: ingratitude; Thank′-off′ering, an offering made to express thanks for mercies received; Thanks′giver, one who gives thanks, or acknowledges a favour; Thanks′giving, act of giving thanks: a public acknowledgment of divine goodness and mercy: a day set apart for this, esp. that in the United States on the last Thursday of November: a form of giving thanks, a grace, that form preceding the last two prayers of morning or evening prayer or of the litany—the General Thanksgiving; Thank′worthiness, the state of being thankworthy.—adj. Thank′worthy, worthy of, or deserving, thanks.—n. Thank′-you-ma'am, a ridge or hollow across a road—from the sudden bobbing of the head of a person in a vehicle crossing it. [A.S. thanc, thonc, will, thanks; cog. with Ger. dank; from the root of think.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. thank

   To express gratitude.

   We do thank all our family when we all share time together, we bring food, share time, laugh, play and enjoy the unity of adults and children united.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 19, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Thank' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1633

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Thank' in Written Corpus Frequency: #198

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Thank' in Verbs Frequency: #173

How to pronounce Thank?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Thank in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Thank in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Thank in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Thank in a Sentence

1. Executive Chairman Jack Ma:

   We want to thank the SEC for giving us an opportunity to interact.

2. Jean Dolores Schmidt:

   Thank God, thank God you did it because we knew we would do it. And when we were in the locker room ahead of the game, we just knew that we would do this. Our team is so great, and they don’t care who makes the points, as long as we win the game. And I said, ‘We’re gonna get the big W up there,’ and we did.

3. Mariam Mohammed:

   This is the last opportunity, i would love to have met him in person to thank him personally. But I hope he knows we are grateful for what he has done.

4. Daniel Fernandez:

   I had the opportunity to shake his hand and look in his eyes and say, 'Thank you for saving his life,'.

5. Linda Peralta:

   Thank God it did happen on New Year's Eve, if it was just a regular Wednesday, then everybody would have been asleep, and the fire could have spread to the apartments next door.

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