methinks

[ mi-thingks ]

verb (impersonal);past me·thought

[mi-thawt]. /mɪˈθɔt/. Archaic.

it seems to me.

Origin of methinks

First recorded before 900; Middle English me thinketh, Old English me thyncth; see origin at me, think², -s²

Words Nearby methinks

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How to use methinks in a sentence

methinks its owner doth protest too much—but wearing such a thing in 1968, he might have had no choice.
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We are not beholden to, thee for anything, for thy debt is paid to thee to the full; which methinks were very bold words.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel Pepys
But pray be brief, and let me know the happy Occasion of this your sudden Return, I long methinks to hear it.
The City Bride (1696) | Joseph Harris
"The punishment, methinks, exceeds the offence:" this was the reflection which Charles formed on that occasion.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. | David Hume
How now, Thorward, methinks an evil spirit doth possess thee!
The Norsemen in the West | R.M. Ballantyne

My knowledge of war is not great,” said the man, who was quite a youth, “but methinks it is like to improve now.
The Norsemen in the West | R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for methinks

methinks

/ (mɪˈθɪŋks) /

verbpast methought

(tr; takes a clause as object) archaic it seems to me

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