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thou
1[ thou ]
pronoun
- Archaic except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose. the second person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to modern you (used to denote the person or thing addressed):
Thou shalt not kill.
- (used by Quakers ) a familiar form of address of the second person singular:
Thou needn’t apologize.
verb (used with object)
- to address as “thou,†especially during an era of historical English when “thou†was distinguished as an informal form of you:
It would have been scandalous for household staff to thou the lord of the manor.
verb (used without object)
- to use “thou†in discourse:
There are still Quakers who thou as a matter of custom.
thou
2[ thou ]
noun
- one thousand dollars, pounds, etc.
thou
1/ ð²¹ÊŠ /
pronoun
- archaic.refers to the person addressed: used mainly in familiar address or to a younger person or inferior
- usually capital refers to God when addressed in prayer, etc
thou
2/ θ²¹ÊŠ /
noun
- one thousandth of an inch. 1 thou is equal to 0.0254 millimetre
- informal.short for thousand
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of thou1
Origin of thou2
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of thou1
Example Sentences
"Suffer now, but have faith in Trump, and he will bestow upon thee a tradwife" is the basic pitch.
They held signs saying "all life is precious" and "thou shalt not kill".
A church warden said it was "ironic" that thieves stole a painting of the Ten Commandments, including text reading "thou shalt not steal", from a church.
He used the Times to fight back, commissioning poems like Edward Vincent’s “Southern Californiaâ€: “Time, place, opportunity, advantage are thine/ O fairest south-land.â€
That’s enough of a red flag by itself, but JP’s 24/7 style commitment to stars, stripes and ye olde red, white and blue had viewers scouring footage for signs of a telltale scarlet cap.
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