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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]

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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.

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.

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

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Verb

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"

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.

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Translations

يَشْكُريَشْكُرُ

agrair

děkovat

takke

kiittää

zahvaliti

megköszönköszön

òakka

ringraziare solo colpa tua se...festa del ringraziamento no

感謝する

감사하다

be dėkingumodėkojimasdėkotinedėkingasPadėkos diena

pateikties

ďakovať

hvalazahvaliti se

tacka

ขอบคุณ

teşekkür etmek

cảm ơn

感谢谢谢

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.

thank

→ 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

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.

ˈthankful adjective

grateful; relieved and happy. He was thankful that the journey was over; a thankful sigh.

ˈthankfully adverb

ˈthankfulness noun

ˈthankless adjective

for which no-one is grateful. Collecting taxes is a thankless task.

ˈthanklessly adverb

ˈthanklessness noun

thanks noun plural

expression(s) of gratitude. I really didn't expect any thanks for helping them.

interjection

thank you. Thanks (very much) for your present; Thanks a lot!; No, thanks; Yes, thanks.

ˈthanksgiving noun

the act of giving thanks, especially to God, eg in a church service. a service of thanksgiving.

Thanksˈgiving noun

(also Thanksgiving Day) in the United States, a special day (the fourth Thursday in November) for giving thanks to God.

thanks to

because of. Thanks to the bad weather, our journey was very uncomfortable.

thank you

I thank you. Thank you (very much) for your present; No, thank you.

thank

→ يَشْكُرُ děkovat takke danken ευχαριστώ agradecer kiittää remercier zahvaliti ringraziare 感謝する 감사하다 bedanken takke podziękować agradecer благодарить tacka ขอบคุณ teşekkür etmek cảm ơn 感谢

thank

v. dar gracias; agradecer.

Thank you → شُكْراً → Děkuji → Tak → Danke → Ευχαριστώ → Gracias → Kiitos → Merci → Hvala → Grazie → ありがとう → 감사합니다 → Dank u → Mange takk → Dziękuję → Obrigado → Спасибо → Tack → ขอบคุณ → Teşekkürler → Cảm ơn → 谢谢您
Thank you very much → شُكْراً جَزِيلًا → Děkuji mnohokrát → Mange tak → Vielen Dank → Ευχαριστώ πολύ → Muchas gracias → Paljon kiitoksia → Merci beaucoup → Hvala lijepa → Grazie mille → ありがとうございます → 대단히 감사합니다 → Dank u zeer → Tusen takk → Dziękuję bardzo → Muito obrigado → Большое спасибо → Tack så mycket → ขอบคุณมาก → Çok teşekkürler → Xin cảm ơn rất nhiều → 非常感谢
I'm not drinking, thank you → Děkuji, nebudu pít → Jeg drikker ikke, ellers tak → Danke, ich trinke nichts → Yo no bebo, gracias → Ei kiitos, en juo → Non merci, pas d'alcool pour moi → Ne pijem, hvala → Non bevo, grazie → Ik drink niet, dank u → Takk, men jeg drikker ikke → Dziękuję, nie piję → Eu não vou beber, obrigado → Спасибо, я не пью → Jag dricker inte, tack → İçmiyorum, sağolun → Tôi không uống, xin cảm ơn → 我不喝，谢谢

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The broad, muscular back was turned toward him, but, tanned though it was, D'Arnot saw that it was the back of a white man, and he thanked God.

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'Your foot is like marble, my child;' he had happened to touch it, while stooping on one knee at his work of kindling the fire; 'put it nearer the warmth.' Little Dorrit thanked him hastily.

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As soon as they were well away, the Fox departed without taking any notice of the Woodcutter: whereon he called to him and reproached him, saying, "You ungrateful fellow, you owe your life to me, and yet you leave me without a word of thanks." The Fox replied, "Indeed, I should have thanked you fervently if your deeds had been as good as your words, and if your hands had not been traitors to your speech."