thank
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /θæŋk/
Forms: thanking, thanked
thank means: To tell someone you are pleased and grateful for what they have done.
verb
To tell someone you are pleased and grateful for what they have done.
- Thank you for your help.
- She thanked her neighbor for the flowers.
- Have you thanked everyone who helped?
To say someone or something caused a result, often a bad one.
- We can thank the traffic for our late arrival.
- You have your own carelessness to thank for this mess.
- We can thank the new rules for these delays.
Used with “will” to tell someone firmly to do something or stop doing something.
- I will thank you to leave immediately.
- I will thank you not to interrupt me.
- I will thank you to keep your voice down.
Questions about thank
What does thank mean?
To tell someone you are pleased and grateful for what they have done.
What is thank in other languages?
Türkçe: teşekkür etmek · Español: agradecer · Français: remercier · Deutsch: danken · Italiano: ringraziare · 日本語: 感謝する
How do you pronounce thank?
It is pronounced /θæŋk/.
How do you use thank in a sentence?
Thank you for your help. She thanked her neighbor for the flowers.
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