thanke
thanke is the obsolete spelling of thank.
Meaning of thank
Verb
thank (third-person singular simple present thanks, present participle thanking, simple past and past participle thanked)
- To express appreciation or gratitude toward (someone or something).
- She thanked him for the lift.
- In the future tense in the form one will thank someone to do something, chiefly expressing a command or criticism: to request that (someone) do something.
- I’ll thank you not to smoke in my house!
- To express appreciation or gratitude for (something).
- To respond to (someone) out of, or as if out of, appreciation or gratitude.
- I should summon my lord from the Queen's royal presence to do your business, should I?—I were like to be thanked with a horse-whip.1821 January 8, [Walter Scott], chapter I, in Kenilworth; a Romance. […], volume III, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; and John Ballantyne, […]; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC...
- Chiefly followed by for: to credit or hold (someone or something) responsible, especially for something negative; to blame.
- We can thank global warming for this freak weather.
- To express gratitude.
Forms of thanke
| third-person singular present | thankes |
|---|---|
| present participle | thanking |
| past participle | thanked |
| past | thanked |
Questions about thanke
- What is thanke the obsolete spelling of?
- Thanke is the obsolete spelling of thank.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: thanke (page history and authors); thank (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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