v. 1 express or show (one's) gratitude or thanks or appreciation, say thank you or thanks, give or offer or tender thanks Don't forget to thank your uncle for the gift, William 2 blame, hold responsible, credit, acknowledge You have your mother to thank for the present state of affairs
n. 3 thanks. gratitude, appreciation, gratefulness, acknowledgement, recognition, thanksgiving I gave thanks that I was again on dry land 4 thanks to. owing to, because of, as a result of, thanks be given to, in consequence of, as a consequence of, by reason of, through, Sometimes non-standard due to Thanks to you, I have to commute to work by train