thanks*/*/*/

[θæŋks] interjection informal I

1) used for telling someone that you are grateful for something that they have said or done

‘You're looking well.' ‘Thanks.'[/ex]

Thanks for dinner – it was great.[/ex]

Thanks for reminding me.[/ex]

2) used for politely accepting something that is offered to you

‘Do you want a chocolate?' ‘Thanks, I'd love one.'[/ex]

•

no, thanks — used for politely refusing something that is offered to you[/ex]

'Can I get you a drink?' 'No, thanks.'[/ex]

II

noun [plural]

thanks */*/*/[θæŋks]

things that you say or do in order to tell someone that you are grateful to them

Please accept my heartfelt thanks for your concern and generosity.[/ex]

•

thanks to — because of someone or something[/ex]

Thanks to this treatment, her condition has improved.[/ex]

The railway system is in chaos, thanks to the government's incompetence.[/ex]