THANKS

I. thanks 1 S1 /θæŋks/ BrE AmE interjection informal

1 . used to tell someone that you are grateful for something they have given you or done for you SYN thank you :

‘Pass the salt, please ... thanks.’

thanks for

Thanks a lot for the drink.

Thanks very much for your help.

Many thanks for the lovely flowers.

thanks for doing something

I’d love to go to the party. Thanks for asking me.

2 . used as a polite way of accepting something that someone has offered you:

‘Do you want another cup of coffee?’ ‘Oh, thanks.’

3 . spoken used when politely answering someone’s question:

‘Hi, Bill, how are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’

4 . no thanks used to say politely that you do not want something:

‘How about some cake?’ ‘Oh, no thanks, I’m on a diet.’

5 . thanks a lot ( also thanks a bunch American English spoken ) used when really you are annoyed about something and you do not mean ‘thank you’ at all

II. thanks 2 W3 BrE AmE noun [plural]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ thanks , ↑ thankfulness ; adjective : ↑ thankful , ↑ thankless ; verb : ↑ thank ; adverb : ↑ thankfully ]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Plural of thank 'gratefulness' (11-17 centuries) , from Old English thanc 'thought, gratefulness' ]

1 . the things you say or do to show that you are grateful to someone:

Joe got up and left without a word of thanks.

thanks to

My thanks to all of you for your help.

2 . thanks to somebody/something informal because of someone or something:

We’ve reached our goal of $50,000, thanks to the generosity of the public.

Some ski resorts opened early, thanks to a late-October snowstorm.

► Do not say ‘thank to someone/something’.

3 . no thanks to somebody/something spoken an expression meaning ‘in spite of’, used when someone should have helped you but did not:

It was no thanks to you that we managed to win the game.

⇨ ↑ vote of thanks

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COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs

▪ express your thanks (=say that you are grateful)

I would like to express my thanks to you for all your support.

▪ offer/extend your thanks to somebody (=thank someone publicly)

We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the medical staff at Broadgreen Hospital.

▪ give thanks (=thank God)

Let us give thanks for the beauty of the world.

▪ thanks go to somebody

Above all, our thanks go to Barbara Lambourne.

■ adjectives

▪ grateful thanks

Our grateful thanks go to everyone who took part in the event.

▪ sincere/heartfelt thanks

Please accept my most sincere thanks for all your help.

▪ special thanks

Special thanks are due to John Bryden for his advice.