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GIVE THANKS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does give thanks mean? 

GIVE THANKS (verb)
  The verb GIVE THANKS has 1 sense:

1. express gratitude or show appreciation toplay

  Familiarity information: GIVE THANKS used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GIVE THANKS (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Express gratitude or show appreciation to

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

give thanks; thank

Hypernyms (to "give thanks" is one way to...):

convey ((of information) make known; pass on)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give thanks"):

acknowledge; recognise; recognize (express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s PP


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