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thee

thee
pron
1
Archaic form of "you," used as the object of a verb or preposition (the object form of "thou").
"I give thee my word."
"With this ring, I thee wed."

How to Use Thee

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAn old-fashioned word for "you," still seen in poetry, prayer, and Shakespeare.

When to use it

Archaic — found in older literature, religious texts, and some Quaker speech, not in modern everyday English.

Easily confused with

Word Forms

theed past tense, theed past tense, thees plural, thees singular, thees singular

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Etymology

From Old English þē, the object form of "thou," related to modern "thee/thou/thy."

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