thank
verb
[ θaŋk ]
• express gratitude to (someone), especially by saying ‘Thank you’.
• "Mac thanked her for the meal and left"
Similar:
express (one's) gratitude to,
express one's thanks to,
offer/extend thanks to,
say thank you to,
show appreciation to,
Origin:
Old English thancian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German danken ; compare with thanks.
thanks to
• as a result of; due to.
• "it's thanks to you that he's in this mess"
Similar:
as a result of,
owing to,
due to,
because of,
through,
by reason of,
as a consequence of,
in consequence of,
on account of,
by virtue of,
by dint of,
