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thee

[thee]

pronoun

  1. 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.

  2. thou (used chiefly byQuakers ).

    Must I remind thee again?

    She and thee are most welcome.



thee

/ ðː /

pronoun

  1. the objective form of thou 1

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

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of thee1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English ٳŧ (originally dative; later dative and accusative); cognate with Low German di, German dir, Old Norse ٳŧr; thou 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of thee1

Old English ٳŧ; see thou 1
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Example Sentences

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Delhi emphasised its actions on Wednesday targeted terrorist infrastructure and said thee were chosen "based on credible intelligence inputs".

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"Suffer now, but have faith in Trump, and he will bestow upon thee a tradwife" is the basic pitch.

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Yes, the Trumps are sending a "sexual freedom for me, but not for thee" message.

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Her sister Maya, 57, also spoke on thee night, saying their mother had been a "trailblazer", having set "great expectations of us".

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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.”

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