Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thank you very much

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.27 in modern English

Syllables: thank y-ou very -much
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Said to express greater gratitude than would be conveyed by thank you.

intj

Expressing indignation that anyone could doubt the preceding statement; thanks a lot.

Example Sentences

"Thank you very much indeed."
"Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much."
"Sonny came round to childsit today. (Not babysit. I’m not a baby any more – thank you very much!)"
"“Don’t call me honey bun,” said Mum. “I don’t need any of your Americanisms in this house, thank you very much.”"

Inflected Forms

thankuverymuch (alternative, humorous) thankyouverymuch (alternative, humorous)

Phrases

fuck you very much thank you all

Frequently Paired Words

thank you all

Synonyms

thank you and Appendix:Deep gratitude

Questions

What does thank you very much mean?: Said to express greater gratitude than would be conveyed by thank you.

How to pronounce thank you very much

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