thanks
Etymology

From Middle English thanks, thankes, from Old English þancas, from Proto-Germanic *þankōs, nominative plural of *þankaz ("thought, gratitude"), from Proto-Indo-European *teng-.

Pronunciation
  • (RP, America) IPA: /θæŋks/, (sometimes) /ðæŋks/
    • (British Pakistani) IPA: /t̪ʰaŋks/
Interjection
  1. Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
    Synonyms: Thesaurus:thank you
    Could you give me a hand, please? — Yes, sure. — Thanks.
    Your last gift, for which thanks, made my family so happy.
    • c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC ↗, [Act V, scene i]:
      Thanks, courteous wall: Jove shield thee well for this!
Translations Noun

thanks (plural p)

  1. An expression of gratitude.
    After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is all the thanks I get?
  2. Grateful feelings or thoughts.
Noun
  1. (obsolete) plural form of thank
Translations Translations Verb
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative of thank



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