thank you
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: enpr: thăngk′ yo͞o′
ipa: /ˈθæŋk ˌju/
ipa: /ˈðæŋk ˌju/
ipa: /ˈθæŋk ˌju/
ipa: [ˈθeɪ̯ŋk ˌju]
ipa: [ˈt̪eɪ̯ŋk ˌju]
ipa: [ˈðeɪ̯ŋk ˌju]
Forms: form: thank u
form: thank ya
form: thank ye
form: sank you
Etymology: From Middle English thanke yow; as with thank God, praise be to God, and praise the Lord, it was originally a present subjunctive form but is usually not parsed that way in current usage. It has also sometimes been parsed as a prodrop form of (present indicative) I thank you, a mechanism that may plausibly coexist with the other one (instances being variable).
Senses: examples: text: “Thank you!” said the girl after her mom gave her a gift.
text: “And thank you for being so sweet,” replied her mom.
text: Jun[ius] […] The General has new Wine, new come over. / He muſt have new Acquaintance for it too, / For I will none, I thank ye. / Pet[ilus] None, I thank ye? / A short and touchy answer. None, I thank ye: / Ye do not scorn it, do ye?
ref: 1711, attributed to John Fletcher, “Bonduca, a Tragedy”, in The Works of Mr. Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher, volume IV, London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, at Shakespear's Head over-against Catherine-street in the Strand, →OCLC, act I, scene ii, page 2194:
text: I had some faint recollection of having a penny-piece in my waistcoat pocket, and, pleased with the service he had rendered to us, I gave it him as his guerdon. "Thank ye, sir—thank ye, sir—thank ye, sir," he cried, and immediately returned to his station near the footway.
ref: 1826 April 22, “G.”, “The Dukedom (from ‘The News of Literature and Fashion, Science and Art.’)”, in The Spirit of the Times; or, Essence of the Periodicals; Concentrating Every Week, All that is Worthy (as Strictly Regarding the Time) of Being Preserved, from the Whole of Our Newspapers, Magazines, &c., volume I, number XXIX, London: Printed by Milne, Banfield, and Duckworth … for J. Scott, →OCLC, page 436, column 1:
text: "But, thank you, Lucy, oh, thank you," said Mrs. Dalloway, and thank you, thank you, she went on saying (sitting down on the sofa with her dress over her knees, her scissors, her silks), thank you, thank you, she went on saying in gratitude to her servants generally for helping her to be like this, to be what she wanted, gentle, generous-hearted.
ref: 1925 May 14, Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway, London: Leonard & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, →OCLC:
text: Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing / Thanks for all the joy they're bringing / Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty / What would life be? / Without a song or a dance what are we? / So I say thank you for the music / For giving it to me
ref: 1977 December 12, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, “Thank You for the Music”, in ABBA: The Album, performed by ABBA:
text: Thank ya, ma'am, thank ya, thank ya, thank ya. He's a good dog. He likes ever'body. He won' be no bother. Thank ya, ma'am, thank ya, thank ya.
ref: 2002, Bill Boyd, “Striking a Deal”, in Stepdaddy: A Creative Memoir, Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, →ISBN, page 96:
text: Always say "thank you." When in doubt, say "thank you." Say "thank you" even if you think it is not necessary in the circumstances. Whether the recipient thinks it is or is not, it will be appreciated and remembered. It is impossible to say "thank you" too often!
ref: 2007, Jerry Goodwin, “Thank You”, in Thank You: One of Seventeen Rules …: Wonderful for Men and Women of All Ages, [Philadelphia, Pa.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 19:
text: His return text came about an hour later. "I Love you … For all the right reasons," he wrote. "And I'm glad 2 know u feel the true love u have 4 me again … Thank u!! You make me feel like i really am superman!!"
ref: 2014 February, Colin McEvoy, Lynn Olanoff, chapter 13, in Fatal Jealousy: The True Story of a Doomed Romance, a Singular Obsession, and a Quadruple Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library), New York, N.Y.: St. Martin's Paperbacks, →ISBN, page 136:
text: Adrian Shush. / Carl Thank yu. / Adrian Fer what? / Carl Fer staying. / Adrian Man tell mi to. Nuh thank mi. But you must shush.
ref: 2014, Roy Williams, Kingston 14, London; New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, →ISBN, act II, page 71:
glosses: An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given.
examples: text: Near-synonym: please
text: —May I help you? —Yes, thank you.
text: —May I help you? —Thank you.
glosses: Used as a polite affirmative to accept an offer.
raw_tags: with yes
examples: text: ‘No, come in,’ he said. ‘Martin, right? Have a seat.’ […] ‘Thank you, no, I won’t.’ He moved inside a little more.
ref: 2015, Amy Andrews, Limbo, Sydney, N.S.W.: Escape Publishing, →ISBN:
glosses: A polite dismissal; usually used in professional contexts.
Synonyms: word: cheers
word: much appreciated
word: gracias
word: gramercy
word: much obliged
word: ta
word: thank you very much
word: thanks
word: thanks a bunch
word: thanks a lot
word: thanks a million
word: thanks very much
word: ty
word: you're welcome
word: a typical reply
word: beauty
word: chur
word: h/t
word: hat tip
word: many thanks
word: merci
word: mercy buckets
word: mercy bucket
word: sankyu
word: spank you
word: spank you very much
word: shot
word: shotties
word: shucks
word: tanks
word: thank you
word: thank you so much
word: thank you kindly
word: thank'ee
word: thankee
word: thanks a heap
word: thanks a ton
word: thanks heaps
word: thanksh
word: todah rabah
word: ta everso
word: ta muchly
word: obliged
word: 10q
word: 10x
word: kthx
word: thnk
word: thx
word: tnx
word: tyvm
word: tia
word: TIA
word: TQ
word: txs
Hyponyms: word: thanks for your help
word: thanks for coming
Derived terms: I'm fine, thank you
no thank you
thank-you
thank you card
thank you for coming to my TED Talk
thank you for your attention to this matter
thank-you-ma'am
thank you very much
wham, bam, thank you ma'am
Related terms: word: you're welcome