Used in such phrases as thank god, thank goodness usually without a subject to express gratitude or more often only the speaker's or writer's pleasure or satisfaction in something You use thank you or, in more informal english, thanks to express your gratitude when someone does something for you or gives you what you want. He thanked her for the gift.
We can thank the parade for this traffic jam. Feb 19, 2026verb thank (third-person singular simple present thanks, present participle thanking, simple past and past participle thanked) (transitive) to express appreciation or gratitude toward. Definition of thank verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary.
Thank god or thank goodness, (used to express relief or gratitude that something is or comes out well or better than expected, or that harm or danger is avoided): Thank god we have our health. Saying "thanks" or "thank you" is just one way to thank someone:
People sometimes say, "thank goodness!" when they're relieved. See examples of thank used in a sentence.
