thee

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Objective and reflexive case of thou.

   • Prince Henry: Did I ever call for thee to pay thy part? Falstaff: No; I'll give thee thy due, thou hast paid all there.
   • Michael, this my behest have thou in charge, Take to thee from among the Cherubim Thy choice of flaming Warriours, least the Fiend
   • Come, O thou Traveller unknown, / Whom still I hold, but cannot see! / My company before is gone, / And I am left alone with Thee; / With Thee all night I mean to stay, / And wrestle till the break of day.
2. 2

   Thou.

   • [H]e immediately perceived when I was taken ill, and, after seeing Mama, said to me "I am afraid Thee art not well thyself?"
   • "He says he's our man, Bildad," said Peleg, "he wants to ship." "Dost thee?" said Bildad, in a hollow tone
   • "What does thee want, father?" said Rachel.
3. 3

   To address (a person) using the pronoun thee.

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   1. 4

      To use the word thee.

      • The hardcore role-players will wake up one day feeling, like a dead weight on their chest, the strain of endless texting in Renaissance Faire English—yet dutifully go on theeing and thouing all the same.
   2. 5

      To thrive

      To thrive; prosper.

      • Well mote thee, as well can wish your thought.
   3. 6

      The letter ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound /ð/ in Pitman shorthand.

   4. 7

      Alternative spelling of the.

   5. 8

      Honorific alternative letter-case form of thee, sometimes used when referring to God or…

      Honorific alternative letter-case form of thee, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

The neighborhood

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• neighbormine
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• neighborus
• neighborourselvesourselfoursen
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• neighborour
• neighboryou
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