Word a Day
thank
What does thank mean?
thank (verb): to express appreciation or gratitude toward (someone or something).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce thank?
/θæŋk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does thank come from?
From Middle English thanken (“to express gratitude, give thanks; to congratulate, rejoice with, or wish joy to; to extol; to hold responsible for”), from Old English þancian, þoncian (“to thank”), from Proto-West Germanic *þankōn.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Test yourself: do you know “thank”?
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What does “thank” mean?
to bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate
Not quite: that's what produce means.
to give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something)
Not quite: that's what assure means.
to express appreciation or gratitude toward (someone or something)
Right! That's what “thank” means.
to transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone)
Not quite: that's what give means.
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