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thanks be

thanks be phrase: expressing relief or gratitude for some happening or situation.

Phrase

thanks be

  1. Expressing relief or gratitude for some happening or situation.
    • Near-synonyms: thank goodness; praise be, praise be to God, praise the Lord
    • 'Not a woman near the place,' said the village.
      'Thanks be,' said Peters.1972, Rumer Godden, The Diddakoi

Synonyms of thanks be

Origin of thanks be

Ellipsis of thanks be to God, a present subjunctive clause inherited intact from a time when English was freely productive of them.

Questions about thanks be

What does thanks be mean?
Thanks be means expressing relief or gratitude for some happening or situation.
What part of speech is thanks be?
Thanks be is a phrase.

Words near thanks be in the dictionary

  1. thanks a bunch
  2. thanks a heap
  3. thanks a lot
  4. thanks a million
  5. thanks a ton
  6. thanks be
  7. thanks for coming
  8. thanks for coming to my TED Talk
  9. thanks for nothing
  10. thanks for your help
  11. thanks God

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