dank

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English danke, first recorded circa 1310 (as verb; circa 1410 as noun), Germanic: perhaps from Scandinavian or German

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to dank

Third person singular
danks

Simple past
danked

Past participle
danked

Present participle
danking

to dank (third-person singular simple present danks, present participle danking, simple past and past participle danked)

  1. (obsolete) (intransitive) To moisten, dampen; used of mist, dew etc.

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dank (comparative danker, superlative dankest)

  1. dark, damp and humid.
    The dank cave was chilly and spooky.
  2. (figuratively) highly potent
    That was very dank marijuana, dude.

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dank m. (invariable)

  1. Gratitude, thanks
  2. A show/token of recognition
  3. A reward, recompense

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

Cognate with danken and Dutch dank; compare the Latin grātia.

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dank

  1. (with dative) thanks to, because of.

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