thanks to

thank to

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [thangk too]
- /θæŋk tu/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [thangk too]
- /θæŋk tu/

Definitions of thanks to words

verb with object thanks to to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to: She thanked them for their hospitality. 1
noun thanks to Usually, thanks. a grateful feeling or acknowledgment of a benefit, favor, or the like, expressed by words or otherwise: to return a borrowed book with thanks. 1
idioms thanks to have oneself to thank, to be personally to blame; have the responsibility: The citizens have only themselves to thank for corruption in government. 1
idioms thanks to no thanks to, (used to express annoyance) not owing to: I caught my flight after all, no thanks to you. 1
idioms thanks to thank God, (used as an interjection to express relief, thankfulness, etc.) Also, thank goodness, thank heaven. 1
idioms thanks to thanks to, (used to express gratitude or blame) because of; owing to: Thanks to good organization and hard work, the benefit concert was a great success. The case went poorly thanks to the lawyer's incompetence. 1

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Origin of thanks to

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English: favorable thought, goodwill, gratitude, (in singular and plural) expression of thanks; Old English thanc (in singular) expression of thanks, orig., thought, thoughtfulness; (v.) Middle English thanken, Old English thancian (cognate with Dutch, German danken); akin to think1

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Parts of speech for Thanks to

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Thanks to

thanks to popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for thanks to

conjuction thanks to

as long as — If you say that something is the case as long as or so long as something else is the case, you mean that it is only the case if the second thing is the case.
because — You use because when stating the reason for something.
by reason of — If one thing happens by reason of another, it happens because of it.
by virtue of — on account of or by reason of
due to — owed at present; having reached the date for payment: This bill is due.

general thanks to

as — If something happens as something else happens, it happens at the same time.
considering — You use considering to indicate that you are thinking about a particular fact when making a judgment or giving an opinion.
for — for loop
over — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
whereas — a qualifying or introductory statement, especially one having “whereas” as the first word: to read the whereases in the will.

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