thank

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (transitive) To express appreciation or gratitude toward (someone or something).
2. (transitive) 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.
3. (rare, transitive) To express appreciation or gratitude for (something).
4. (figuratively, transitive) To respond to (someone) out of, or as if out of, appreciation or gratitude.
5. (figuratively, transitive) Chiefly followed by for: to credit or hold (someone or something) responsible, especially for something negative; to blame.
6. (intransitive, obsolete) To express gratitude.

Noun

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

Sinonieme

give thanks

express gratitude

praise

appreciate

bless

say thank you

gratitude

be thankful for

be grateful to

grateful

worship

gratify

thanks

greet

acknowledge

honour

please

pleased

pledge

recognition

respect

respond

satisfy

thankful

welcome

be thankful

eulogise

give thanks for

show gratitude

be appreciative

express thanks

express one’s gratitude

acknowledgement

admiration

adore

applaud

appreciation

be obliged

commend

content

enthusiasm

exalt

fascination

gratefulness

heal

honor

Vertalings

remercier

danken

agradecer

ringraziare

danken

agradecer

ευχαριστώ

bedanken

merci

Dank

teşekkür etmek

agrair

ringraziamento

bedanken

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/θæŋk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: thanken

Geërf van Old English: þancian

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: tonkje

Verwante met Fries: tanke

Verwante met Nederlands: danken

Verwante met Nederduits: danken

Verwante met Duits: danken

Verwante met Deens: takke

Verwante met Sweeds: tacka

Verwante met Yslands: þakka

In summary

From Middle English thanken, thankien (“to express gratitude, give thanks; to congratulate, rejoice with, or wish joy to; to extol, praise; to hold responsible for”), from Old English þancian, þoncian (“to thank”), from Proto-West Germanic *þankōn, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną (“to thank”), from *þankaz (see etymology 1) + *-ōną (suffix forming infinitives of verbs from nouns).
Cognates
* Danish takke (“to thank”)
* Dutch danken (“to thank”)
* German danken (“to thank”)
* Icelandic þakka (“to thank”)
* Low German danken (“to thank”)
* Norwegian takke (“to thank”)
* Saterland Frisian tonkje (“to thank”)
* Swedish tacka (“to thank”)
* West Frisian tanke (“to thank”)

Sinne

Thank heaven you're here !

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