thanks
Pronunciation: /ˈθæŋks/
The English word “thanks” has 3 meanings listed here.
interjection
- Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
noun
- An expression of appreciation or gratitude.
- Grateful feelings or thoughts; favour, goodwill, graciousness.
Etymology
From Middle English thanks, thankes, from Old English þancas (“thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōs, nominative plural of *þankaz (“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel”). More at thank.
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