Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To address (a person) using the pronoun thee.
(intransitive)To use the word thee.
(UK, intransitive, obsolete)To thrive; prosper.
Examples
87 sentencesTom was in the hospital for thee months last year.
God help thee, brother, as thou hast so helped two of us.
Хай тобі Бог помагає, брате, за те, що ти нам двом так допоміг. — aandrusiak
Have at thee!
Захищайтесь! — Oheto
There will I give thee my love.
O that I had never seen thee.
Origin
From Middle English þe, from Old English þē (“thee”, originally dative, but later also accFrom Middle English þe, from Old English þē (“thee”, originally dative, but later also accusative, supplanting accusative þec), from Proto-Germanic *þiz (“thee”), from Proto-Indo-European *te (“second-person singular pronoun”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian die (“thee”), West Frisian dy (“thee”), German Low German di (“thee”), German dir (“thee”, dative pron.), Icelandic þér (“thee”). More at thou.
From Middle English theen (“to increase, prosper, flourish”), from Old English þēon (“to thrive, prosper, flourish, grow”), from Proto-Germanic *þinhaną (“to thrive, succeed”), from Proto-Indo-European *tenk- (“to succeed, turn out well”). Cognate with Dutch gedijen (“to flourish, thrive, prosper, succeed”), German gedeihen (“to thrive”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (gaþeihan, “to increase, thrive”).
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Forms
thees, theeing, theed, theedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
26 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle