WebDefine thanks. thanks synonyms, thanks pronunciation, thanks translation, English dictionary definition of thanks. pl.n. 1. Grateful feelings or thoughts; gratitude: a heart full of thanks for our escape.

WebThanks means gratitude or recognition in response to someone acting in a kind or generous way. If your favorite teacher retires, you might throw a big party for her as a way of giving thanks. Thanks is also common shorthand for "thank you," so you can say, "Thanks for helping me shovel snow this morning" or "No thanks, I'm not a fan of fudge."

Web: to tell (someone) that you are grateful for something that he or she has done or given I thanked her for (giving me) the present. I want to thank everyone who helped today. There's no need to thank me. Anyone would have done the same. He thanked his grandmother with a big hug. [=he thanked her by hugging her]

Webnoun ˈthaŋk-ˌyü : a polite expression of one's gratitude Word History Etymology from the phrase thank you used in expressing gratitude First Known Use 1792, in the meaning …

WebBritannica Dictionary definition of THANKS. [plural] 1. : a good feeling that you have towards someone who has helped you, given something to you, etc. I brought you a gift as a way of showing my thanks for all you've done. I want to express my thanks [= gratitude] (to you) for your kindness and generosity. 2.

Webthank· ful ˈthaŋk-fəl 1 : conscious of benefit received for what we are about to receive make us truly thankful 2 : expressive of thanks thankful service 3 : well pleased : glad was …

WebAug 16, 2018 · thanks (n.) mid-13c., plural of thank (n.), from Old English þanc, þonc in its secondary sense "grateful thought, gratitude," from Proto-Germanic *thanka-, from the same root as thank (v.). In prehistoric times the Germanic noun seems to have expanded from "a thinking of, a remembering" to also mean "remember fondly, think of with …

WebVerb 1. give thanks - express gratitude or show appreciation to thank acknowledge, recognise, recognize - express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We... Give thanks - definition of give thanks by The Free Dictionary

WebThe Old Testament use of the word thanksgiving (in the majority of cases) comes from the Hebrew todah (Strong's Concordance #H8426), which means the extension of the hand. Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions states this original language word means confession, praise or thanks made toward God which can take the form of offering …

WebKJV: If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer INT: If way of thanksgiving offers shall offer. Leviticus 7:12 HEB: עַל־ זֶ֣בַח הַתּוֹדָ֗ה חַלּ֤וֹת מַצּוֹת֙ NAS: with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer KJV: with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened INT: along the sacrifice of ...

Webthank, thanks, thanks-giv'-ing, thanks'-giv-ing: Both the verb and the nouns appear almost uniformly for yadhah, and eucharisteo, and their cognates. Eucharisteo is the usual Greek verb for "to thank," but yadhah takes on this force only through its context and is rather a synonym for "raise" or "bless" (which see) Septuagint renders yadhah ...

WebDefine thanks. Thanks as a noun means Grateful feelings or thoughts; gratitude..