I Thanked θæŋk Coming Verb Bre Write Mary

• i must write and thank mary for the present.
• in his speech, he thanked everyone for all their hard work.
• she said goodbye and thanked us for coming.
• there's no need to thank me—i enjoyed doing it.

thank

1. to tell somebody that you are grateful for something
• I must write and thank Mary for the present.
• In his speech, he thanked everyone for all their hard work.
• She said goodbye and thanked us for coming.
• There's no need to thank me—I enjoyed doing it.
• Thank you very much. It's very kind of you./You really shouldn't have.
• Thank you so much for coming. It was really nice to see you.
• I'm very grateful.
• I do appreciate your help.
• That's all right.
• Don't mention it.
• No problem.
• My pleasure.
• I'm glad I could help.
2. used when you are saying who is responsible for something
• I have my parents to thank for my success.
3. used to tell somebody that you are annoyed and do not want them to do something
• I'll thank you to mind your own business.
4. used to say that you are pleased about something
• Thank God you're safe!
• ‘Thank goodness for that!’ she said with a sigh of relief.
• Thanks heavens I’ve found my keys.
5. to feel very grateful and lucky about something
• Just thank your lucky stars you weren’t in the house at the time.
6. used to say that somebody will not be pleased or will be annoyed about something
• John won't thank you for interfering.

Extra Examples

• I haven’t thanked Bill for his present yet.
• I wanted to thank him personally.
• I would like to thank you all most sincerely.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they thank
• he / she / it thanks
• past simple thanked
• past participle thanked
• -ing form thanking

Word Origin

• Old English thancian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German danken; compare with thanks.