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

1. thank, give thanks(verb)

   express gratitude or show appreciation to

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

1. Thank(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

2. Thank(noun)

   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  

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?

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   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. Venus WilliamsThe:

   Thank you for supporting me, i've said it once, but I've had a lot of tough matches here and a lot of tough losses, but coming out tonight makes it all worthwhile.

2. Ted Cruz:

   That pledge was not a blanket commitment that if you go and slander and attack [ my wife ], that I'm going to nonetheless come like a servile puppy dog and say thank you very much for maligning my wife and maligning my father.

3. Jacinda Ardern:

   Thank you for asking, i'm very sad.

4. Zephany Nurse:

   I want to say thank you to all the people who supported me through this, for continuously praying and never giving up on looking for me, under the circumstances, I am doing fine.

5. Nick Dienna:

   I commend Master Chief Carter for having the forthrightness and the courage to uphold this ethos by taking responsibility and holding himself accountable for his comments, i sincerely thank him for his years of devoted service to our Navy and to the men and women of Truman, and I wish him the best.

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