thanks

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Thanks

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English thanken, thankien, from Old English þancian, þoncian ‎(“to thank, give thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōną ‎(“to thank”), from Proto-Germanic *þankaz ‎(“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- ‎(“to think, feel”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian tonkje ‎(“to thank”), West Frisian tanke ‎(“to thank”), Dutch danken ‎(“to thank”), Low German danken ‎(“to thank”), German danken ‎(“to thank”), Danish takke ‎(“to thank”), Swedish tacka ‎(“to thank”), Icelandic þakka ‎(“to thank”). Related to thought.

Interjection[edit]

thanks

  1. Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
    Could you give me a hand, please? — Yes, sure. — Thanks.
    • ~1595, Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 5, scene 1
      Thanks, courteous wall: Jove shield thee well for this!

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Noun[edit]

thanks

  1. plural of thank

thanks ‎(uncountable)

  1. An expression of gratitude.
    After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is all the thanks I get?
  2. Grateful feelings or thoughts.

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Verb[edit]

thanks

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of thank
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