thanks
/ˈθæŋks/UK[ˈfæŋks]
thanks interjection: used to express appreciation or gratitude. Also the plural of thank.
Interjection
- Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
- Could you give me a hand, please? — Yes, sure. — Thanks. —Have you got enough now? —Yes, thanks.
- Would you like some potatoes? — Thanks. —How many?
Noun
thanks pl (normally plural, singular (obsolete) thank)
- An expression of appreciation or gratitude.
- After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is the thanks I get?
- Grateful feelings or thoughts; favour, goodwill, graciousness.
Also used as
thanks is also the plural of thank.
thanks is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of thank.
thanks meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
thanks in Hindi
- used to express appreciation or gratitude
- धन्यवाद dhanyavād, शुक्रिया śukriyā, थैंक्स tha͠iks, थैंक्यू tha͠ikyū
- expression of gratitude
- धन्यवाद dhanyavād
- grateful feelings
- कृतज्ञता kŕtajñatā
thanks in Tamil
- used to express appreciation or gratitude
- நன்றி naṉṟi
- expression of gratitude
- நன்றி naṉṟi
- grateful feelings
- நன்றிகள் naṉṟikaḷ
thanks in Urdu
- used to express appreciation or gratitude
- شُکْرِیَہ śukriya, نَوَازِش navāziś, مِہَرْبانی meharbānī, دھنیہ واد dhanya-vād
thanks in Bengali
- used to express appreciation or gratitude
- ধন্যবাদ dhonnobad, শুকরিয়া śukriẏa
- expression of gratitude
- ধন্যবাদ dhonnobad, শুকরিয়া śukriẏa
More languagesFewer languages
- thanks in Telugu
- ధన్యవాదాలు dhanyavādālu
- thanks in Sanskrit
- धन्यवादान dhanyavādāna, अनुगृहीतोऽस्मि anugṛhītoʼsmi
- thanks in Sinhala
- ඉස්තුති istuti, ස්තුති stuti
- thanks in Assamese
- ধন্যবাদ dhoinnobad, থেংকিউ theṅkiu
- thanks in Nepali
- धन्यवाद dhanyavād
- thanks in Pashto
- مننه manëna
- thanks in Tagalog
- salamat, pagsasalamat
- thanks in Arabic
- شُكْرًا šukran
- thanks in Malay
- terima kasih
- thanks in Indonesian
- terima kasih
- thanks in Persian
- ممنون mamnun, سپاس sepâs, مرسی mersi, تشکر tašakkor
- thanks in Thai
- ขอบคุณ kɔ̀ɔp-kun
- thanks in Vietnamese
- cám ơn
- thanks in Myanmar
- ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါသည် kye:ju:tangpasany
Examples of thanks in a sentence
- We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.
- Thanks to its sonar, the narwhal can remain active even at midnight, unhindered by the darkness.
- A: One cube or two? B: Oh, no sugar for me, thanks.
Synonyms of thanks
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- mercy bucket
- much appreciated
- much obliged
- sankyu
- spank you
- spank you very much
- shot
- shotties
- shucks
- tanks
- thank you
- thank you so much
- thank you very much
- thank you kindly
- thank'ee
- thankee
- thanks a heap
- thanks a lot
- thanks a bunch
- thanks a million
- thanks a ton
- thanks heaps
- thanks very much
- thanksh
- todah rabah
- ta
- ta everso
- ta muchly
- obliged
- 10q
Forms of thanks
| Interjection | |
|---|---|
| alternative form (nonstandard) | t'anks |
| alternative form (nonstandard) | thanx |
| alternative form (nonstandard) | thx |
| alternative form (nonstandard) | tnx |
| alternative form (nonstandard) | 10x |
| alternative form (nonstandard) | fanks |
| Noun | |
| singular (obsolete) | thank |
Origin of thanks
From Middle English thanks, thankes, from Old English þancas (“thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōs, nominative plural of *þankaz (“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel”). More at thank.
Words formed from thanks
- many thanks
- no thanks
- no thanks to
- thankies
- thanks a bunch
- thanks a heap
- thanks a lot
- thanks a million
- thanks a ton
- thanks be
- thanks, but no thanks
- thanks for asking
- thanks for coming
- thanks for coming to my TED Talk
- thanks for nothing
- thanks for your help
- thanksgive
- thanksgiver
- thanksgiving
- thanksies
- thanks in advance
- vote of thanks
- thanks to
Phrases with thanks
Words that rhyme with thanks
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Questions about thanks
- What does thanks mean?
- Thanks means used to express appreciation or gratitude.
- What is thanks in Hindi?
- Thanks in Hindi is धन्यवाद (dhanyavād), शुक्रिया (śukriyā), थैंक्स (tha͠iks). See Thanks meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is thanks?
- Thanks can be an interjection or a noun.
- How do you pronounce thanks?
- Thanks is pronounced /ˈθæŋks/.
Words near thanks in the dictionary
Source and license
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