Thank vs We - What's the difference?
thank | we |
(obsolete) An expression of appreciation; a thought.
* Bible, Luke vi. 33
* Milton
To express gratitude or appreciation to someone.
* 1900 , , (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) Chapter 23
* , chapter=4
, title= Credit or hold something responsible.
*
, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5
, passage=But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud,
(personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed).
(personal) The speaker(s)/writer(s) and the person(s) being addressed.
(personal) The speaker/writer alone.
(personal)
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person.
As verbs the difference between thank and we
is that thank is to express gratitude or appreciation to someone while we is see.As a noun thank
is (obsolete) an expression of appreciation; a thought.thank
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . Compare Dutch dank, German Dank.Noun
(en noun)- If ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
- What great thank , then, if any man, reputed wise and constant, will neither do, nor permit others under his charge to do, that which he approves not, especially in matter of sin?
Etymology 2
From (etyl) . Compare Dutch and German danken.Verb
(en verb)- The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman and the Lion now thanked the Good Witch earnestly for her kindness; and Dorothy exclaimed:
Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.}}
we
English
Pronoun
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Stents to Prevent Stroke, passage=As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.}}
Determiner
(en determiner)- We Canadians like to think of ourselves as different.