thanks
part of speech
noun (thanks — plural only); interjection (Thanks!); verb form (thanks, from thank)
meaning for a pupil
1) Thanks is a short, friendly way of saying «thank you». tree →
2) Thanks are words or acts that show you are grateful. tree →
3) Thanks to someone or something means because of them. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday manners you say «Thanks!» or «Thanks a lot» when someone helps you or gives you something; «No, thanks» politely refuses. «Thanks to» explains a cause: «Thanks to the rain, the garden is green» (good or bad). In writing, a thank-you note or card says thanks for a present. In stories, characters give thanks at a feast; Thanksgiving is a holiday in the USA and Canada.
examples
- Thanks for helping me with my homework. tree →
- «Would you like more?» «No, thanks.» tree →
- Many thanks for the lovely present. tree →
- Thanks to her quick thinking, nobody was hurt. tree →
- He left without a word of thanks. tree →
- Thanks a lot, that's really kind. tree →
- She thanks the bus driver every morning. tree →
- "Thanks, Petrusha, for your good word!" tree →
note
«Thanks» is plural with no singular: say «many thanks», not «a thank». «Thank you» is a bit more polite than «Thanks». «Thanks to» can be used for bad things too (Thanks to the traffic, we were late). «Thanks» as a verb form: she thanks him. Spell «thank you» as two words.
In the corpora
- Good-news gossip that thanks someone or shares their own news is the best kind.
- People in the Netherlands grew about 20 centimetres taller on average over about 150 years, mostly thanks to better food and health.
- «A hundred thanks...
- The third word: «A hundred thanks.
- When someone thanks you, the polite reply is you are welcome.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «thanks» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.