thank

Meanings

Plural: thanks

Verb

express gratitude or show appreciation to
To express appreciation or gratitude toward (someone or something).
In the future tense in the form one will thank someone to do something, chiefly expressing a command or criticism: to request that (someone) do something.
To express appreciation or gratitude for (something).
To respond to (someone) out of, or as if out of, appreciation or gratitude.
Chiefly followed by for: to credit or hold (someone or something) responsible, especially for something negative; to blame.
To express gratitude.

Noun

singular of thanks (“an expression of appreciation or gratitude; grateful feelings or thoughts; favour, goodwill, graciousness”)

Origin / 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
* Danish tak
* Dutch dank
* German Dank
* Faroese tøkk
* Icelandic þökk
* Low German Dank
* Saterland Frisian Tonk
* Swedish tack
* West Frisian tank

Synonyms

give thanks

Scrabble Score: 12

thank is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
thank is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
thank is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

thank is a valid Words With Friends word