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thanks to

preposition

thanks to is a preposition meaning “Because of; normally used with a positive connotation, though it can be used sarcastically” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled T-H-A-N-K-S-T-O.

What does thanks to mean?

preposition

  1. 1

    Because of; normally used with a positive connotation, though it can be used sarcastically.

    Amy was given a scholarship thanks to her excellent grades.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How do you pronounce thanks to?

  • US

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-thanks_to.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Thanks to in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

In the sense because of:

LanguageWords
Frenchgrâce à
Germandank
Portuguesegraças a
Spanishgracias a, merced a

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.