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I θæŋks Express Hard Gave God Show Grateful

Word thanks
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / θæŋks / NAmE / θæŋks /
Example
  • how can i ever express my thanks to you for all you've done?
  • thanks are due to all those who worked so hard for so many months.
  • she murmured her thanks.
  • we gave thanks to god for all our blessings.
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thanks

(noun)BrE / θæŋks / NAmE / θæŋks /
  1. words or actions that show that you are grateful to somebody for something
    • synonym gratitude
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/gratitude
    • How can I ever express my thanks to you for all you've done?
    • Thanks are due to all those who worked so hard for so many months.
    • She murmured her thanks.
    • We gave thanks to God for all our blessings.
  2. despite somebody/something; with no help from somebody/something
    • We managed to get it finished in the end—no thanks to him (= he didn't help).
  3. used to show that you are very grateful to somebody for something they have done
    • Thanks a lot for all you've done.
  4. used to show that you are annoyed that somebody has done something because it causes trouble or difficulty for you
    • ‘I'm afraid I've finished all the milk.’ ‘Well, thanks a lot!’
  5. used to say that something has happened because of somebody/something
    • It was all a great success—thanks to a lot of hard work.
    • Everyone knows about it now, thanks to you!

    Extra Examples

    • He gave thanks to God for the safe return of his son.
    • He got a bottle of whisky in thanks for his cooperation.
    • I owe you my thanks.
    • I said thanks and put the phone down.
    • I’d like to say a word of thanks to our hosts.
    • Many thanks for the flowers.
    • Please accept my personal thanks.
    • She smiled her thanks as the car drove off.
    • Special thanks to all of you who supported our fund-raising campaign.
    • Thanks go to Claire Potter for making the hall available to us.
    • The chairperson proposed a vote of thanks to the volunteers.
    • Their generosity deserves our grateful thanks.
    • We were all pulled out alive, thanks be to God.
    • We would like to express our warmest thanks for all you’ve done.
    • You’ll get little thanks from him for all your trouble.
    • How can I ever express my thanks to you for all you’ve done?

    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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