thank [thankthanksthankedthanking] BrE [θæŋk] NAmE [θæŋk] verb to tell sb that you are grateful for sth •~ sb for sth I must write and thank Mary for the present. • In his speech, he thanked everyone for all their hard work. •~ sb for doing sth She said goodbye and thanked us for coming. •~ sb There's no need to thank me— I enjoyed doing it. Idioms: ↑I'll thank you for to do something▪ ↑have somebody to thank▪ ↑somebody won't thank you for something▪ ↑thank God▪ ↑thank your lucky stars Verb forms:
Word Origin: Old English thancian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German danken; compare with ↑thanks.
Example Bank: •I haven't thanked Bill for his present yet. •I wanted to thank him personally. •I would like to thank you all most sincerely.
