thank

«thank» in Mova's school dictionary: grateful for something they did or gave: "Thank you!" — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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

• "Thank you, that's so kind" is a way to be honest and kind at the same time.
• Good-news gossip that thanks someone or shares their own news is the best kind.
• Some gossip can turn into something kind: a card, a collection, a thank you.
• They may tell you about a time it happened to them, and they thank you for telling.
• Thanking a child for telling makes it easier for them to tell again.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «thank» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.