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# thanks

noun (thanks — plural only); interjection (Thanks!); verb form (thanks, from thank)

«thanks» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Thanks is a short, friendly way of saying «thank you». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thanks/#m1)
2. Thanks are words or acts that show you are grateful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thanks/#m2)
3. Thanks to someone or something means because of them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thanks/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday manners you say «Thanks!» or «Thanks a lot» when someone helps you or gives you something; «No, thanks» politely refuses. «Thanks to» explains a cause: «Thanks to the rain, the garden is green» (good or bad). In writing, a thank-you note or card says thanks for a present. In stories, characters give thanks at a feast; Thanksgiving is a holiday in the USA and Canada.

### Examples

- Thanks for helping me with my homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thanks/#x1)
- «Would you like more?» «No, thanks.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thanks/#x2)
- Many thanks for the lovely present. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thanks/#x3)
- Thanks to her quick thinking, nobody was hurt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thanks/#x4)
- He left without a word of thanks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thanks/#x5)
- Thanks a lot, that's really kind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thanks/#x6)
- She thanks the bus driver every morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thanks/#x7)
- "Thanks, Petrusha, for your good word!" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thanks/#x8)

### Note

«Thanks» is plural with no singular: say «many thanks», not «a thank». «Thank you» is a bit more polite than «Thanks». «Thanks to» can be used for bad things too (Thanks to the traffic, we were late). «Thanks» as a verb form: she thanks him. Spell «thank you» as two words.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In the Psalms, "to give thanks" means to praise God out loud for His mercy, and tradition makes this a central part of prayer. The Hebrew root also gives the word Modim, "we thank You," in the daily prayer. In the primary lessons: In everyday manners you say «Thanks!» or «Thanks a lot» when someone helps you or gives you something; «No, thanks» politely refuses. «Thanks to» explains a cause: «Thanks to the rain, the garden is green» (good or bad). In writing, a thank-you note or card says thanks for a present. In stories, characters give thanks at a feast; Thanksgiving is a holiday in the USA and Canada.

### Examples

- ') I wish to express here oiy thanks to J. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thanks/#x1)
- Or shall the shades arise and give Thee thanks? (Writings PSA.88.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thanks/#x2)
- Be glad in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks to His holy name. (Writings PSA.97.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thanks/#x3)
- O give thanks unto the God of gods, for His mercy endureth for ever. (Writings PSA.136.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thanks/#x4)

### Note

«Thanks» is plural with no singular: say «many thanks», not «a thank». «Thank you» is a bit more polite than «Thanks». «Thanks to» can be used for bad things too (Thanks to the traffic, we were late). «Thanks» as a verb form: she thanks him. Spell «thank you» as two words.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «thanks» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thanks/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«thanks» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/thanks.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «thanks» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thanks/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«thanks» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/thanks.html) on Mova free.