thanked; thanking; thanks
1
: to express gratitude to
thanked her for the present
—used in the phrase thank you usually without a subject to politely express gratitudethank you for your consideration
or sometimes to emphasize a preceding statement especially by implying that it is not subject to questionlikes her job just fine, thank you
—used in such phrases as thank God, thank goodness usually without a subject to express gratitude or more often only the speaker's or writer's pleasure or satisfaction in something
2
: to hold responsible
had only himself to thank for his loss
thanker
noun
Examples of thank in a Sentence
I want to thank everyone who helped today.
There's no need to thank me. Anyone would have done the same.
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So, thank you Google for giving users a choice between sizes without having to sacrifice performance.
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Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Earlier Tuesday, Min took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to thank and encourage his supporters.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
Although he’s never been a ham (most of the stage banter was thank yous and recognizing the musicians and crew), Gilmour’s charisma shined during the songs.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Why does Iris thank Richard at the end of the movie?
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Earlier Tuesday, Min took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to thank and encourage his supporters.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
Although he’s never been a ham (most of the stage banter was thank yous and recognizing the musicians and crew), Gilmour’s charisma shined during the songs.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Why does Iris thank Richard at the end of the movie?
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Thank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thank. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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thank
verb1
: to express gratitude to
thanked her for the present
2
: to hold responsible
had only myself to thank for my loss
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