thanks
[plural noun]
- gratitude, acknowledgment, appreciation, credit, gratefulness, recognition
- thanks to: because of, as a result of, due to, owing to, through

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. thanks¹ S1 /θæŋks/ interjection informal

1. used to tell someone that you are grateful for something they have given you or done for you Synonym : thank you:
‘Pass the salt, please ... thanks.’
thanks for
Thanks a lot for the drink.
Thanks very much for your help.
Many thanks for the lovely flowers.
thanks for doing something
I’d love to go to the party. Thanks for asking me.

2. used as a polite way of accepting something that someone has offered you:
‘Do you want another cup of coffee?’ ‘Oh, thanks.’

3. spoken used when politely answering someone’s question:
‘Hi, Bill, how are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’

4. no thanks used to say politely that you do not want something:
‘How about some cake?’ ‘Oh, no thanks, I’m on a diet.’

5. thanks a lot (also thanks a bunch American English spoken) used when really you are annoyed about something and you do not mean ‘thank you’ at all

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. thanks² W3 noun [plural]
[Word Family: noun: thanks, thankfulness; adjective: thankful, thankless; verb: thank; adverb: thankfully]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Plural of thank 'gratefulness' (11-17 centuries), from Old English thanc 'thought, gratefulness']

1. the things you say or do to show that you are grateful to someone:
Joe got up and left without a word of thanks.
thanks to
My thanks to all of you for your help.

2. thanks to somebody/something informal because of someone or something:
We’ve reached our goal of $50,000, thanks to the generosity of the public.
Some ski resorts opened early, thanks to a late-October snowstorm.
► Do not say ‘thank to someone/something’.

3. no thanks to somebody/something spoken an expression meaning ‘in spite of’, used when someone should have helped you but did not:
It was no thanks to you that we managed to win the game.
⇒ vote of thanks

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

thanks
noun
ADJ. big, special A big thanks to all of you who supported our fund-raising campaign.
heartfelt, sincere, warm | grateful
VERB + THANKS express, give, say We would like to express our warmest thanks for all you've done. I said thanks and put the phone down.
nod, smile She smiled her thanks as the car drove off.
get, receive You'll get little thanks from him for all your trouble.
accept | deserve Their generosity deserves our grateful thanks.
THANKS + VERB go to sb Thanks go to Claire Potter for making the hall available to us.
PREP. as/in ~ for He got a bottle of whisky in thanks for his cooperation.
~ to He gave thanks to God for the safe return of his son.
PHRASES a letter/vote/word of thanks The chairperson proposed a vote of thanks to the volunteers.
many thanks Many thanks for the flowers.
thanks be to God We were all pulled out alive, thanks be to God.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

thanks

express your thanks (=say that you are grateful)
I would like to express my thanks to you for all your support.
offer/extend your thanks to somebody (=thank someone publicly)
We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the medical staff at Broadgreen Hospital.
give thanks (=thank God)
Let us give thanks for the beauty of the world.
thanks go to somebody
Above all, our thanks go to Barbara Lambourne.
grateful thanks
Our grateful thanks go to everyone who took part in the event.
sincere/heartfelt thanks
Please accept my most sincere thanks for all your help.
special thanks
Special thanks are due to John Bryden for his advice.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

thanks
interjection
BAD: First of all, thanks for your most interesting question.
GOOD: First of all, thank you for your most interesting question.

Usage Note:
See note at THANK 1 (thank)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲