verb / noun · informal
thank
/θæŋk/THANK
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to express gratitude; an expression of gratitude
Examples
“I must thank my teacher for all the guidance.”
“She sent a card to say thanks for the help.”
“Be thankful for small improvements when learning a language.”
Band 8 sentence
“I was truly thankful to my supervisor for the constructive criticism, which helped me refine the methodology significantly.”
Collocations
- thank someone for
- be thankful for
- say thanks
Word family
thank verb / nounthankful adjectivethankfully adverbthankfulness nounthankless adjective
Common mistakes
I am thankful with you.→I am thankful to you.
Thanks for helping me yesterdayed.→Thanks for helping me yesterday.
Say it for a higher band
5glad→6grateful→7+thankful
Synonyms
grateful
appreciative
Easily confused
grateful
“I am grateful for all the opportunities I have been given.”
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In -ful / -less
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