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thank

US /θæŋk/

verb Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

express gratitude or show appreciation to

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

I would like to thank everyone for attending today's workshop.

Synonyms

  • appreciaterecognize with gratitude; be grateful for
  • acknowledgedeclare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

Collocations

  • Easy thank you for your help
    to thank you for your help, meaning to express gratitude or show appreciation to
  • Medium thank attendees for their constructive feedback
    to thank attendees for their constructive feedback, meaning to express gratitude or show appreciation to
  • Hard publicly thank outgoing directors for their service
    describing publicly thank outgoing directors for their service (in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly)
  • Very Hard thank one's lucky stars for dodging a legal bullet
    to thank one's lucky stars for dodging a legal bullet, meaning to express gratitude or show appreciation to

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.