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- [yee]
- /yi/
- /jiː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yee]
- /yi/
Definitions of ye word
- verb with object ye to address as “thou.”. 1
- verb without object ye to use “thou” in discourse. 1
- noun ye An exclamation of astonishment. 1
- pronoun ye you: singular, nominative 1
- pronoun ye you: singular, objective 1
- pronoun ye you: plural, nominative 1
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Origin of ye
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English gē; cognate with Dutch gij, German ihr, Old Norse ēr, Gothic jus
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ye
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ye popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".
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