thanks
an acknowledgment of appreciation
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,438 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,724 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- an acknowledgment of appreciation
- with the help of or owing to thanks to hard work it was a great success
thanks in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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A great many thanks, my dear Elsworth.
Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 · Oliver Bell Bunce · Chapter 1
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Thanks to his kind hosts, the Prince soon recovered his strength.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1
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Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught!
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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That time over, he succeeded, thanks to M. Chapelain, in finding a place with an architect.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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We owe our thanks to the Rev. E. Warre, of Eton College, for certain corrections on nautical points.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1