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θæŋks Exclamation Fine Lending Money Support Coffee Polite

Word3 thanks
WordType (exclamation)
Phonetic /θæŋks/ /θæŋks/
Example
  • ‘how are you?’ ‘fine, thanks (= thanks for asking).’
  • thanks for lending me the money.
  • many thanks for your support.
  • ‘would you like a coffee?’ ‘oh, thanks.’
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thanks

(exclamation)/θæŋks/ /θæŋks/
  1. used to show that you are grateful to somebody for something they have done
    • ‘How are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks (= thanks for asking).’
    • Thanks for lending me the money.
    • Many thanks for your support.
  2. a polite way of accepting something that somebody has offered you
    • ‘Would you like a coffee?’ ‘Oh, thanks.’
    • ‘Here's the change.’ ‘Thanks very much.’
    • ‘Do you want to come with us?’ ‘I’d love to, thanks.’
  3. a polite way of refusing something that somebody has offered you
    • ‘Would you like some more?’ ‘No thanks.’

    Word Origin

    • Old English thancas, plural of thanc ‘(kindly) thought, gratitude’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dank and German Dank, also to think.
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