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thanks

/ˈθæŋks/UK[ˈfæŋks]

thanks interjection: used to express appreciation or gratitude. Also the plural of thank.

Interjection

  1. 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)

  1. (plural, plural-normally) An expression of appreciation or gratitude.
    • After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is the thanks I get?
  2. (plural, plural-normally) 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
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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.

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Synonyms of thanks

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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

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

  1. thankiniside
  2. thankless
  3. thanklessly
  4. thanklessness
  5. thankly
  6. thanks
  7. thanks a bunch
  8. thanks a heap
  9. thanks a lot
  10. thanks a million
  11. thanks a ton

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