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thankto express gratitude or appreciation to someone

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to express gratitude or appreciation to someone

Pronunciation (IPA): /θæŋk/

Korean meaning: 감사를 표하다, 고마워하다

Korean pronunciation: 땡크 (강세: 땡크)

Example Sentences

  • My mom thanked the delivery guy, but he was already running to escape our angry cat.
  • I want to thank everyone who helped me move, especially those who didn't break anything.
  • Thank you for your patience during my presentation about why cats are better than dogs.

thank

VERB

//θæŋk//

to express gratitude or appreciation to someone

thank concept
💡 Concept

A child thanks grandmother for baking a delicious homemade pie

thank rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Thank the bank, then fill the tank with kindness!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/θæŋk/
🇬🇧 UK/θæŋk/

🌳Etymology

Rootthank

Origin

고대 영어 'thanc'(생각, 감사)에서 유래되었으며, 이는 게르만어족의 공통 조상에서 나온 말입니다. 원래는 '생각'을 의미했지만, 시간이 지나면서 '좋은 생각', 즉 '감사'의 의미로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

bankranktankfrank
bank
rank
tank
frank

🔗Collocations

thank you
thank someone for
thank goodness
thank God
heartily thank
thank in advance

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom thanked the delivery guy, but he was already running to escape our angry cat.

😄 Fun example

I want to thank everyone who helped me move, especially those who didn't break anything.

😄 Fun example

Thank you for your patience during my presentation about why cats are better than dogs.

She thanked her teacher for all the support throughout the semester.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

appreciateacknowledgerecognizeexpress gratitudeshow appreciation

Antonyms

blamecriticizecomplain

Related

gratitudethankfulthanksgivingthanksappreciation

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