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thee

Pronunciation: /ðiː/

The English word “thee” has 6 meanings listed here.

pronoun

  1. Objective and reflexive case of thou.
  2. Thou.

verb

  1. To address (a person) using the pronoun thee.
  2. To use the word thee.
  3. To thrive; prosper.

noun

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

Etymology

From Middle English þe, from Old English þē (“thee”, originally dative, but later also accusative, supplanting accusative þec), from Proto-Germanic *þiz (“thee”), from Proto-Indo-European *te (“second-person singular pronoun”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian die (“thee”), West Frisian dy (“thee”), German Low German di (“thee”), German dir (“thee”, dative pron.), Icelandic þér (“thee”). More at…

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