an acknowledgment of appreciation
"She smiled and said thanks when he held her coat door so she could enter first."
plural of thank
"The children gave thanks for their safe return from the trip."
In plain English: Thanks is a polite way to say you appreciate something someone did for you.
"He gave me a warm thanks for helping him move."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thank
"She thanks her friend every day for helping her move."
In plain English: To say thanks is to tell someone you appreciate what they did for you.
"I really thanks you for helping me move yesterday."
Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
"Thanks for helping me carry those heavy boxes up the stairs."
Thanks comes from Middle English and Old English words meaning "thought" or "gratitude." It ultimately traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root related to thinking and feeling.