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UK [θæŋk] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "thank":
present tense I/you/we/they thank he/she/it thanks present participle thanking past tense thanked past participle thanked
to tell someone that you are grateful for something that they have done or given to you

She didn't even thank me.

thank someone for something:

I just wanted to thank you for the flowers – they're beautiful.

I thanked him for his help and left.

thank someone for doing something:

I'd like to thank everybody for coming along today.

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have someone to thank (for something) — used in a positive way to say who is responsible for something good; used in a negative way to say who you blame for something bad

United had Beckham to thank for their 1–0 win against Liverpool.

I suppose I have you to thank for this mess.

thank God/goodness/heaven(s) — used for saying that you are happy that something unpleasant has stopped or has not happened; used for saying that you are lucky to have something

Thank heaven nobody was injured in the crash.

"It's OK, I've found the keys." "Thank God for that."

Look at all this washing up – thank goodness for dishwashers.

someone will not thank you (for something) — used for saying that someone will not be pleased if you do something

Future generations will not thank us for wasting resources.


English dictionary. 2014.

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