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In large part, thanks to widespread immunization, the number of young children dying each year has declined significantly, from approximately 14 million in 1979 to slightly less than eight million in 2010.
Seth Berkley

Meaning of "thanks to" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THANKS TO

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WHAT DOES THANKS TO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of thanks to in the English dictionary

The definition of thanks to in the dictionary is because of.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THANKS TO

thank
thank you
thank-you
thankee
thanker
thankful
thankfully
thankfulness
thankings
thankless
thanklessly
thanks
thanks heavens
thanks offering
thanksgiver
thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day
thankworthily
thankworthiness
thankworthy

WORDS THAT END LIKE THANKS TO

according to
be a wake-up to
be as good as to
come home to
come to
come up to
down to
due to
face up to
give rise to
give way to
go to
here´s to
in addition to
in order to
look forward to
make up to
previous to
raise one´s glass to
shut one´s eyes to

Synonyms and antonyms of thanks to in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «THANKS TO»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «thanks to» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of thanks to

Translation of «thanks to» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THANKS TO

Find out the translation of thanks to to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thanks to from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thanks to» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

感谢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Gracias a
570 millions of speakers

English

thanks to
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

करने के लिए धन्यवाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بفضل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

благодаря
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

graças
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধন্যবাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grâce à
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

terima kasih kepada
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dank
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

おかげ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

덕분에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thanks kanggo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நன்றி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ना धन्यवाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sayesinde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grazie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dzięki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

завдяки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

datorită
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χάρη στην
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

danksy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tack vare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

takket være
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thanks to

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THANKS TO»

The term «thanks to» is very widely used and occupies the 3.644 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THANKS TO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «thanks to» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «thanks to» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thanks to

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10 QUOTES WITH «THANKS TO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word thanks to.
1
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
My greatest vanity is my skin. It is the colour of gingerbread and, thanks to my mother's genes, smooth and mostly blemish-free.
2
Mustafa Akyol
For the jihadists, Muslim women who embrace Western mores, and wear tight jeans or mini skirts, are hated symbols of corruption that need to be eradicated. For the ideological mentors of Breivik, a similar disturbance comes from the burqa, which is banned in France and Belgium, partly thanks to their efforts.
3
Luther Allison
I look in music magazines now and see things on Luther Allison, and my name's getting out there more, thanks to all the good people at Alligator Records and at my management company.
4
Jon Anderson
There's so much corruption in America; there's so much corruption around the world. It's all coming to the surface thanks to the Internet, and thanks to the younger people who are saying, 'We don't like corrupt people.'
5
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
My mother, may her soul rest in peace, shaped my personality; thanks to her, I have acquired many values, good traits and skills.
6
Thomas P.M. Barnett
Once Europe's colonial empires were sent into deep decline, thanks to World War II, America became globalization's primary replicating force, integrating Asia into its low-end production networks across the second half of the twentieth century - just like Europe had integrated the U.S. before.
7
Bipasha Basu
When I started out as a model, I took things for granted. Because I bagged work thanks to my looks, I didn't give my body any importance. I was a couch potato who'd eat anything. Then, in 2005, a tabloid ran a story calling me fat. I thought, 'I'm famous. How can I be fat?' It was a slap. I decided to get fit.
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Zygmunt Bauman
We already have - thanks to technology, development, skills, the efficiency of our work - enough resources to satisfy all human needs. But we don't have enough resources, and we are unlikely ever to have, to satisfy human greed.
9
Jodi Benson
All I've been a part of has been thanks to the Disney company: the job, experience, travel, opportunities have come thanks to Disney. Working for Disney was not part of my original plan, but it was part of God's, and it shows that God is still moving.
10
Seth Berkley
In large part, thanks to widespread immunization, the number of young children dying each year has declined significantly, from approximately 14 million in 1979 to slightly less than eight million in 2010.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THANKS TO»

Discover the use of thanks to in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thanks to and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Thanks to My Mother
Susie Weksler was only eight when Hitler's forces invaded her Lithuanian city of Vilnius.
Schoschana Rabinovici, 2000
2
Thanks To The Animals
In 1900 during the Passamaquoddy winter migration in Maine, Baby Zoo Sap falls off the family bobsled and the forest animals, hearing his cries, gather to protect him until his father returns to find him.
Allen J. Sockabasin, 2005
3
Thanks to You
Show friends how thankful one is for their generosity with Engelbreit's new gift book, "Thanks To You.
Patrick Regan, 2003
4
Thanks to You: Wisdom from Mother & Child
The bestselling mother-daughter team of Julie Andrews Edwards and Emma Walton Hamilton reflects on the wisdom shared between mother and child in this tender book for family members of all ages.
Julie Andrews Edwards, Emma Walton Hamilton, 2010
5
Thanks to Josefina
In 1824 New Mexico, Josefina and her sisters argue as they weave, until Josefina thinks of a way to make their work more fun. Includes historical notes on blanket weaving in New Mexico in 1824 and instructions for dyeing a t-shirt.
Valerie Tripp, 2003
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"Thanks to Title IX": Female Athletes' Identifications and ...
Historically, the "female athlete" has been considered a deviant figure--- especially for women who played masculinized team sports.
Sarah M. Fischesser, Syracuse University. Graduate School, 2008
7
Give Thanks to the Lord
A boy gives thanks to the Lord for all that he has in this illustrated interpretation of Psalm XCII.
Karma Wilson, 2013
8
Woman to Woman and Thanks to the Brothers
While serving, Andrew witnessed many interesting places and things, some of which had to be written down. This particular mystery-thriller takes place in Brommer County, Missouri.
Eutille E. Duncan, 2003
9
Thanks to Her, I Rose!
Natases words charismatically explain his sense of pride and success, along with the strength of his character to rise above and find his own identity. In short, this book overwhelms.
Natase Hopkins, 2006
10
Let's Say Thanks to God!
As every preschooler knows, receiving a gift is a very happy thing indeed!
Mark Bernthal, 2011

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THANKS TO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thanks to is used in the context of the following news items.
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You're done, Sepp Blatter: Thanks, America for finally taking down …
Thanks to the Americans, who once again have had to step in and show Europe how to police itself when it comes to sporting corruption (next stop, the Olympics ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
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It's Thanks to Evolution That No Two Faces Are Alike, Study Finds
It's Thanks to Evolution That No Two Faces Are Alike, Study Finds. Humans' stunning diversity of facial features evolved to make recognition easier, a study says. «National Geographic, Sep 14»

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