thanks
Etymology
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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 Interjection- 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!
- French: merci
- German: danke
- Italian: grazie
- Portuguese: obrigado, obrigada, valeu (informal)
- Russian: спаси́бо
- Spanish: gracias
thanks (plural p)
An expression of gratitude. - After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is all the thanks I get?
- Grateful feelings or thoughts.
- (obsolete) plural form of thank
- German: Dank, Danksagung
- Russian: благода́рность
- Spanish: gracias
- French: remerciement
- German: Dank
- Italian: ringraziamento
- Portuguese: gratidão, agradecimento
- Russian: благода́рность
- Spanish: agradecimiento
- Third-person singular simple present indicative of thank
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