# thanks

Pronunciation: say "THANKS" /θæŋks/

## Interjection

1. Said to express appreciation or gratitude toward someone, usually in a casual or friendly way.
   - Simple: Said to someone to show you are glad about their help, a gift, or something kind.
   - _Thanks for covering my shift while I was out sick._
   - _"Okay, thanks, I'll call you when I land," she said, grabbing her bag from the trunk._

## Noun

2. Gratitude, or the words or actions that express it.
   - Simple: The feeling of being grateful, or what you say or do to show it.
   - _The mayor offered his thanks to the volunteers who ran the shelter._
   - _A round of thanks went to the crew who built the stage overnight._

## Verb

3. Third-person singular simple present of thank. — third-person singular simple present indicative of thank
   - Simple: The form of thank used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _Each spring the mayor thanks the volunteers who clean up the riverbank._
   - _The letter thanks donors for their support and lists the projects they paid for._

## Origin

From Middle English thankes, from Old English þancas ("thanks"), plural of þanc, from Proto-Germanic *þankōs, the plural of *þankaz ("thought, gratitude"), which traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root *teng- ("to think, feel").

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