happy that something good has happened or that

something bad has not happened

I was thankful for a rest after the long walk.

►thank • ful • ly / ' 6®gkfali / adverb

There was an accident, but thankfully no one was hurt.

thanks © / 6®gks / exclamation, noun [ plural ]

a word that shows you are pleased because someone gave

you something or helped you

Please give my thanks to your sister for her help.

"Here's a cup of coffee for you." "Thanks a lot."

thanks to someone or something

because of someone or something

We're late, thanks to you!

— Look at thank , thank you .

Thanks • giv ing / |6®gks 'givig / ( also

Thanks giv ing Day ) noun [ count, noncount ]

a public holiday in November in the U.S., and in October in Canada

Are you going home to your parents for Thanksgiving this

year?

Culture

Thanksgiving is an important holiday in the U.S. and Canada.

People celebrate Thanksgiving by getting together with their families and by thinking about the good things in their lives, especially their families, homes, and food.

Families eat Thanksgiving dinner together. This is a special meal of turkey with cranberry sauce , sweet potatoes , corn , and other vegetables. This is often followed by pumpkin pie .

thank you © / 'баецкуи/ exclamation, noun [ count ]

words that show you are pleased because someone gave you

something or helped you

Thank you for your letter.

"How are you?" "I'm fine, thank you."

—SYNONYM thanks

no, thank you ; no, thanks

You use these words to say that you do not want something "Would you like some more coffee?" "No, thank you."

that © / dat ; dret / adjective, pronoun, conjunction, adverb

( plural those / douz / ) a word that you use to talk about a person or thing that is there or then

"Who is that boy in the yard?" "That's my brother."

She got married two years ago. At that time, she was a

teacher.

the person or thing already mentioned A lion is an animal that lives in Africa. The people that I met were very nice. I'm reading the book that you gave me.

a word that you use to join two parts of a sentence Jo said that she was unhappy.

I'm sure that he will come. I was so hungry that I ate all the food.

as much as that

The next town is ten miles from here. I can't walk that far.

thaw / eo / verb ( thaws , thaw . ing , thawed )

to warm something that is frozen so that it becomes soft or liquid; to get warmer and so become soft or liquid

The ice is thawing. —ANTONYM freeze the © / da ; di / article

1 a word that you use before the name of someone or something when it is clear what person or thing you mean

bought a shirt and some pants. The shirt is blue. The sun is shining.

a word that you use before numbers and dates Friday the thirteenth

I grew up in the nineties.

a word that you use to talk about a group of people or things of the same kind

the French (= all French people ) Do you play the piano?

a word that you use before the names of rivers, oceans, etc. and some countries

the Mississippi the Atlantic

the United States of America the..., the...

words that you use to talk about two things happening

together because of each other

The more you eat, the fatter you get.

the .a .ter © / 'еыш-/ noun

[ count ] a building where you go to see plays I'm going to the theater this evening.

[ count ] a building where you go to see movies —SYNONYM movie theater

[ noncount , singular ] the work of acting in or creating plays

He's worked in theater for many years.

theft / eeft / noun [ count, noncount ]

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