methinks
Americanverb
past
methoughtverb
Etymology
Origin of methinks
First recorded before 900; Middle English me thinketh, Old English me thyncth; see origin at me, think 2, -s 2
Example Sentences
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Anne Boleyn, Wife No. 2, had it worse, methinks — and won’t let you forget it.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2023
A case of once bitten, twice shy, methinks.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2022
And methinks the Monsignor may turn out to be the worst baddie of them all.
From Slate • Jan. 10, 2013
For my fellow Iranian-Americans who are struggling with it: You doth protest too much, methinks.
From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2012
"Since therefore she has not said it, then methinks that she does not."
From The Homesteader A Novel by Micheaux, Oscar
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