thank

English Online Dictionary. What means thank‎? What does thank mean?

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: thăngk, thăngk IPA^(key): /θæŋk/, (sometimes) /ðæŋk/
• (æ-tensing, NYC) IPA^(key): [θeɪ̯ŋk], [t̪eɪ̯ŋk], (sometimes) [ðeɪ̯ŋk]
• Rhymes: -æŋk

Etymology 1

From Middle English thank, from Old English þanc (“thought, favour, grace, pleasure, satisfaction, thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankaz (“thought, remembrance, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *tong-, *teng- (“to think”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Tonk, West Frisian tank, Dutch dank, Low German Dank, German Dank, Danish tak, Swedish tack, Faroese tøkk, Icelandic þökk. Related to thought.

Noun

thank (plural thanks)

1. (obsolete in the singular) An expression of appreciation; a thought.

Etymology 2

From Middle English thanken, thankien, from Old English þancian, þoncian (“to thank, give thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōną (“to thank”), from Proto-Germanic *þankaz (“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian tonkje (“to thank”), West Frisian tanke (“to thank”), Dutch danken (“to thank”), Low German danken (“to thank”), German danken (“to thank”), Danish takke (“to thank”), Swedish tacka (“to thank”), Icelandic þakka (“to thank”). Of the same root as the above etymology. Related to thought.

Verb

thank (third-person singular simple present thanks, present participle thanking, simple past and past participle thanked)

1. (transitive) To express gratitude or appreciation toward.
2. (transitive) To feel gratitude or appreciation toward.
3. (transitive) To credit or hold responsible.

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Translations

Scots

Etymology

From Old English þancian, þoncian (“to thank, give thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōną (“to thank”).

Verb

thank (third-person singular simple present thanks, present participle thankin, simple past thankit, past participle thankit)

1. to thank