- objective of thou.
thee
Americanpronoun
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Archaic except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose. the second person singular object pronoun, equivalent to modern you; the objective case of thou.
With this ring, I thee wed. I shall bring thee a mighty army.
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thou (used chiefly byQuakers ).
Must I remind thee again?
She and thee are most welcome.
pronoun
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the objective form of thou 1
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rare (subjective) refers to the person addressed: used mainly by members of the Society of Friends
Etymology
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 thou 1
Example Sentences
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Get thee to a department store for some soft furnishings.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026
Like Donne, we can mine wisdom from the frailty of our mortal bodies—but be grateful that when the bell tolls for thee, plague, smallpox and typhus won’t be to blame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
One piece she’s never heard, however, is Richard Lovelace’s poem “To Lucasta, On Going to the Wars,” which ends with the lines “I could not love thee, Dear, so much/Loved I not Honour more.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
We are into the first of thee added minutes at the end of the first half.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2024
The texts were in formal Spanish, with thee and thou, and grammar that was hard to follow.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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