noun / interjection / preposition

thanks

THANKS/θˈæŋks/

An acknowledgment of gratitude.

He offers his neighbor a small bouquet as a gesture of thanks.

A small bouquet offered with a grateful smile by an East Asian man to an older white neighbor, appreciation.

Etymology

Old English þanc meant both “thought” and “gratitude”; the underlying shift seems to have been from remembering people to remembering them fondly. The plural became a conventional acknowledgment, shortened from expressions such as “I give you thanks.”

In context

Town of Amherst, MA122:02

nothing else from commissioners all right Jenny I'm going to allow you to talk um so I see that you're muted yep you're on okay thanks Michelle and good evening thanks to everybody

Conservation Commission Meeting Sep 13, 2023

More examples

Thanks for helping me carry these boxes.
Please accept my sincere thanks for your advice.
We arrived on time thanks to your directions.
Thanks to the heavy traffic, we missed the opening act.

Forms

thanks

thank verb — To express gratitude to another person.

thankful adjective — Feeling or showing gratitude for something.

Similar words

gratitude: Names the feeling itself rather than its spoken expression.
appreciation: Can express gratitude or recognition of someone's value or effort.