thank
part of speech
verb (thank, thanks, thanked, thanking); noun (thanks — plural only)
meaning for a pupil
1) To tell someone you are grateful for something they did or gave: "Thank you!" tree →
2) "Thanks" is a short, friendly way to say thank you. tree →
3) "Thanks to" means because of: "Thanks to the rain, the garden is green." tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To thank God means to praise Him and give thanks, often in the Temple with songs and offerings. Interpretation: Giving thanks is central to prayer. The Hebrew root also gives "Jew" and Modeh Ani, the thanks said on waking. A thank-offering was brought for rescue. In the primary lessons: In manners lessons: say "thank you" for gifts, help and kindness; write thank-you notes; thank the bus driver. In stories, thanking shows politeness. Phrases: thank you, thanks a lot, thanks to, thank goodness, no thanks, thank-you note.
examples
- Now therefore, our God, we thank Thee, and praise Thy glorious name. (Writings 1CH.29.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thy vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank-offerings unto Thee. (Writings PSA.56.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even; (Writings 1CH.23.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thank you for the present. tree →
- Thanks for helping me. tree →
- I thanked the bus driver. tree →
- "More cake?" "No, thank you." tree →
- Thanks to her, we won the game. tree →
- Thank goodness you're safe! tree →
- Write a thank-you note to Grandma. tree →
- Thanks a lot! tree →
- "Thank you, Mr. Wolf," said she. tree →
note
"Thank you" (two words), but "a thank-you note" with a hyphen. "Thanks" is always plural. "Thanks to" can be about bad things too: "Thanks to the storm, we missed the bus."
In the corpora
- Thy vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank-offerings unto Thee.
- I will thank Thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; and I will glorify Thy name for evermore.
- and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;
- Now therefore, our God, we thank Thee, and praise Thy glorious name.
- "Thank you, that's so kind" is a way to be honest and kind at the same time.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «thank» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.