thank

A1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /θæŋk/ UK /ˈθæŋk/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like tank /θ/ vs /t/

Freq #124

Meanings

1

verb
To tell someone you are grateful for something they have done.

She thanked him for the lift home.
2

verb
To say that someone or something is responsible for a result, often a bad one.

We can thank the bad weather for ruining our holiday.

Verb forms

thank, thanked, thanked

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Synonyms

1 verb · to tell someone you are... give thanks

Word family

Derived forms bethankrethankthank-youthank-you-ma'amthankablethankerthankfulthankingthankworthyunthankunthankingwham-bam-thank-you-ma'am

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Etymology

From Middle English thank (“gratitude; expression of gratitude, thanks; attractiveness; commendation, praise; God’s grace; goodwill; merit, reward; mind, thought”), from Old English þanc (“gratitude; expression of gratitude, thanks; favour, grace; mind, thought; pleasure, satisfaction”), from Proto-Germanic *þankaz (“gratitude; expression of gratitude, thanks; mind, thought; remembrance”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to perceive; to think”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Tonk (“thanks”), West Frisian tanke (“thanks”), Cimbrian dånke (“thanks”), Dutch dank (“thanks”),…

*teng- Proto-Indo-European thank Middle English þanc Old English *þankaz Proto-Germanic

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# thank

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /θæŋk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈθæŋk/
**Frequency rank:** 124

## Meanings
1. To tell someone you are grateful for something they have done.
2. To say that someone or something is responsible for a result, often a bad one.

## Examples
- She thanked him for the lift home.
- We can thank the bad weather for ruining our holiday.

## Derived Forms
- bethank
- rethank
- thank-you
- thank-you-ma'am
- thankable
- thanker
- thankful
- thanking
- thankworthy
- unthank
- unthanking
- wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *teng-
- Root: thank
- Root: þanc
- Root: *þankaz

## Etymology
From Middle English thank (“gratitude; expression of gratitude, thanks; attractiveness; commendation, praise; God’s grace; goodwill; merit, reward; mind, thought”), from Old English þanc (“gratitude; expression of gratitude, thanks; favour, grace; mind, thought; pleasure, satisfaction”), from Proto-Germanic *þankaz (“gratitude; expression of gratitude, thanks; mind, thought; remembrance”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to perceive; to think”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Tonk (“thanks”), West Frisian tanke (“thanks”), Cimbrian dånke (“thanks”), Dutch dank (“thanks”),…

## AI Etymology
Thank is from Middle English thank (“gratitude; expression of gratitude, thanks; attractiveness; commendation, praise; God’s grace; goodwill; merit, reward; mind, thought”), from Old English þanc (“gratitude; expression of gratitude, thanks; favour, grace; mind, thought; pleasure, satisfaction”), from Proto-Germanic *þankaz (“gratitude; expression of gratitude, thanks; mind, thought; remembrance”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to perceive; to think”).

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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