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thank ye

thank ye is the archaic form of thank you.

Meaning of thank you

Interjection

  1. An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given.
    • “Thank you!” said the girl after her mom gave her a gift.
  2. (often) Used as a polite affirmative to accept an offer.
    • Near-synonym: please
    Synonyms:
    please
  3. A polite dismissal; usually used in professional contexts.
    • ‘No, come in,’ he said. ‘Martin, right? Have a seat.’ […] ‘Thank you, no, I won’t.’ He moved inside a little more.2015, Amy Andrews, Limbo, Sydney, N.S.W.: Escape Publishing, →ISBN

Questions about thank ye

What is thank ye the archaic form of?
Thank ye is the archaic form of thank you.

Words near thank ye in the dictionary

  1. thank science
  2. thank the goddesses
  3. thank the gods
  4. thank u
  5. thank ya
  6. thank ye
  7. thank ye so very much
  8. thank you
  9. thank you all
  10. thank you card
  11. thank you cards

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thank ye (page history and authors); thank you (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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