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- [th ee]
- /ði/
- /ðiː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [th ee]
- /ði/
Definitions of thee word
- verb with object thee to address as “thou.”. 1
- verb without object thee to use “thou” in discourse. 1
- pronoun thee you: singular, object 1
- pronoun thee Thee is an old-fashioned, poetic, or religious word for 'you' when you are talking to only one person. It is used as the object of a verb or preposition. 0
- pronoun thee refers to the person addressed: used mainly by members of the Society of Friends 0
- abbreviation THEE thou1 0
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Origin of thee
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English thē (orig. dative; later dative and accusative); cognate with Low German di, German dir, Old Norse thēr. See thou1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Thee
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thee popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
thee usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with thee
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