English · Word pair Candidate B1

thanks to somebody

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: thanks to something

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

because of someone's help or action

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nhờ sự giúp đỡ hoặc hành động của ai đó

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: gratitude due to a person

Examples

I got the job thanks to my friend's recommendation

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Everyday learner phrase (CEFR B1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “thanks to somebody” mean?

because of someone's help or action Literally: gratitude due to a person

Is “thanks to somebody” formal or informal?

thanks to somebody is generally neutral.