thee

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pronoun

Archaic except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose. the second person singular object pronoun, equivalent to modern you; the objective case of thou¹: With this ring, I thee wed. I shall bring thee a mighty army.

thou (used chiefly by Quakers): Must I remind thee again?She and thee are most welcome.

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Origin of thee

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English thē (originally dative; later dative and accusative); cognate with Low German di, German dir, Old Norse thēr; see thou¹

Words nearby thee

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How to use thee in a sentence

Progressives in the grip of one of their signature moral crusades routinely embrace money in politics for me, but not for thee.
Money and Guns: How We Escape Our Existential Dread|James Poulos|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
The Story of Noah's Ark From the Bible’s Book of Genesis|The Daily Beast|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.
The Story of Noah's Ark From the Bible’s Book of Genesis|The Daily Beast|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Woe unto thee good people of North Carolina for the Muslims are coming to impose Islamic law.
North Carolina, Your Anti-Sharia Law Takes the Cake|Dean Obeidallah|August 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Set to the tune of "I Vow to Thee My Country," it finds the Royalist on the verge of patriotic tears.
Live Blogging Thatcher’s London Funeral|Tom Sykes|April 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For it is better that thy children should ask of thee, than that thou look toward the hands of thy children.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Give not up thy heart to sadness, but drive it from thee: and remember the latter end.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath peace in his possessions!
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Take care of a good name: for this shall continue with thee, more than a thousand treasures precious and great.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Of silence before them that salute thee: of looking upon a harlot: and of turning away thy face from thy kinsman.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for thee

thee

/ (ðiː) /

pronoun

the objective form of thou 1

(subjective) rare refers to the person addressed: used mainly by members of the Society of Friends

Word Origin for thee

Old English thē; see thou 1

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